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Ecuador’s National Assembly approved on Tuesday a political censorship trial against the country’s conservative president, Guillermo Lasso, accused by the opposition of allegedly embezzlement (embezzlement) in public companies.
Ecuador’s National Assembly approved on Tuesday a political censorship trial against the country’s conservative president, Guillermo Lasso, accused by the opposition of allegedly embezzlement (embezzlement) in public companies.
By a vote of 88 deputies out of 116 present, 23 against and 5 abstentions, the proposal submitted by MP Viviana Velos of the Union of Hope (UNES) movement, led by former progressive President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), was approved. . ).
By this vote, the plenary session of the Assembly adopted a decision on “political impeachment of the President of the Republic” for the “constitutional crime of embezzlement”, admitted to consideration by the Constitutional Court.”
The solution was reached with the help of various political groups, especially the opposition UNES, the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the Pachakutik indigenous movement, as well as independents.
According to the accusation set out in the legislative decree, there is a “withdrawal or diversion of funds” generated by the state-owned company. Ecuadorian Oil Fleet (Flopec) with private companiessuch as Amazonas Tanker, with which it had a contractual relationship for the transport of crude oil.
According to Velos, President Lasso, along with his delegate Hernán Luque, “determined the continuation of oil transportation contracts for the benefit of third parties, realizing that they represent a loss to the state.”
Similarly, he assures that Lasso “knew and knew about the corrupt structure in Flopek” and that he violated his constitutional duty to stop the alleged corrupt plot.
Article 2 of the parliamentary resolution stipulates that the President of the National Assembly, Virgilio Sachisela, “will immediately proceed with the consideration of the impeachment process” against Lasso, for which he must call a meeting within five days of the plenary session to question the president.
It also provides that President Lasso will be notified “with this resolution” and that “the entire dossier of this process” will be given to him.
The legislative majority’s resolution came after a controversial impeachment process that began with the admission of the alleged offense of embezzlement, qualified by the Constitutional Court, which nevertheless ruled out other causes in the process as concussion. , bribery and illicit enrichment. EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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