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Five Accused Over Death of Ministry of Interior Brother

The security system ECU-911 helped on the accusations of the murder of Juan Antonio Serrano who was murdered last Sunday morning. The recordings showed to the audience the assault that ended his life while the judicial process was made in the District office of Azuay. Where five...
Posted On 04 Sep 2012
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Alianza Pais is Approved by the CNE

The National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) has completed the signature verification process of the Alianza Pais movement with a total of 826,812 signatures validated from a total of 1’534.000 rubrics presented. The verification process is accomplished in...
Posted On 04 Sep 2012
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Brother of Minister Serrano is Murdered

Last night a call was made to ECU-911 in Ecuador; a trembling voice asked for help to the National Police. Juan Antonio Serrano Salgado, 36, was stabbed in the neck when he tried to calm down a quarrel outside a private party in the home of Manuel Salgado, uncle of the Interior...
Posted On 03 Sep 2012
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Diego Borja is Removed from the Government

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration announced the dismissal of Diego Borja from the Commission of the New Regional Financial Architecture. Borja was removed by the involvement of his political movement in the case of forged signatures for its registration....
Posted On 03 Sep 2012
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Alberto Acosta, Presidential Candidate for the Left Movements

The president of the Montecristi Constituent Assembly and current leader of the Montecristi Lives Movement, Alberto Acosta, was elected presidential candidate for the Left Movements Unity, with 55.7% of support. Acosta gave a speech in which he criticized President Rafael Correa...
Posted On 03 Sep 2012
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The CNE and the Signature Forgery: Chronological Order of Facts

July 2009 The current Code of Democracy is accepted and starts the race for political parties and movements to register or re-register in the 2013 elections. March 2010 Political groups begin to collect signatures. November 2010 The Popular Democratic Movement (MPD for its...
Posted On 02 Sep 2012
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Ecuador Grants Two Years Refuge to Barankov

Today Belarusian citizen Aliaksander Barankov was granted two years refuge by the Directorate of Refuge Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador. His provisional status expired mid next month. He is accused of alleged fraud in his country, but he has said he is politically...
Posted On 31 Aug 2012
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Emilio Palacio can return home at any time, says Correa on Twitter

President Correa reacted today, trough his Twitter account, on the situation of Ecuadorian journalist Emilio Palacio, self exiled in Miami. The President referred to the alleged persecution of Palacio as “another major fabrication.” “Emilio Palacio can return...
Posted On 31 Aug 2012
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Ecuador Elections 2013: Gustavo Larrea Quits his Candidacy

Gustavo Larrea, Participation movement leader, resigned his presidential candidacy. Larrea made the announcement in a press conference. He said his resignation came to lend his support to Alberto Acosta, leader of Montecristi Vive. The former candidate stressed that Acosta has...
Posted On 31 Aug 2012
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Assemblymen Denounce Judicial Prosecution

Two non-government assembly members, Clever Jimenez from the Pachakutik movement (PK) and Mery Zamora, alternate legislator in the Popular Democratic Movement political party (MPD for its Spanish acronym), are on trial for alleged crimes against the state and for sabotage of...
Posted On 31 Aug 2012
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