Ecuadornews:
The National Assembly has issued a statement clarifying that Rafael Correa does not exercise the Presidency of the Republic, so “it does not apply Article 120 of the Constitution, numeral 10” so, they say “the judicial authorities must proceed within the framework of their competences “.
The statement, which has no signature, and that has been disseminated in the official Twitter account of the National Assembly, has been the response to the request of the Prosecutor in charge Paul Pérez Reina, who in this afternoon’s ruling has requested that the Assembly authorize, within 72 hours, the criminal prosecution of former President Rafael Correa in the criminal proceeding investigating the kidnapping of ex-ambassador Fernando Balda, perpetrated in Colombia, in 2012. (I)
