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USA announced that prohibited That entrance to the country to former president from Ecuador Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and former vice president Jorge glasswhom he accuses of involvement in
USA announced that prohibited That entrance to the country to former president from Ecuador Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and former vice president Jorge glasswhom he accuses of involvement in corruption cases.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement that Correa and Glas “are ineligible for entry into the United States due to their involvement in serious acts of corruption while in office.”
According to Joe Biden’s government, Ecuador’s former president and his “number two” abused their public positions by “accepting bribes in exchange for lucrative government contracts.”
Miller said in a statement that the U.S. supports Ecuadorians who are “committed to increasing government transparency and holding corrupt government officials accountable.”
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Correa, who ruled from 2007 to 2017 as one of the leaders of the Latin American left, has lived in Belgium since the end of his mandate, which granted political asylum in 2022which allowed him to avoid prison in Ecuador.
The former president, who is actively present in the political life of his country through social networks, was sentenced to eight years in prison and disqualified in the case of “bribery in 2012-2016.”
glasswho was one of the strong men of the Correa government, was arrested On April 5, during an attack by Ecuadorian security forces on the Mexican embassy in Quito, where he was seeking asylum.
Glas was then issued an arrest warrant and placed in preventive detention in connection with reconstruction work after the massive 2016 earthquake, where he is accused of alleged embezzlement (wasting public funds), although both he and Correa claim to be victims. political persecution. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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