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The helper of the Court of Criminal Guarantees 15th of Guayas and the commissioner in charge of the hard drive clone of the computer in the jury were called by the Guayas Prosecutors. Both men will give their version against temporary judge Juan Paredes. Paredes is being accused...

According to judge Gerardo Morales, the trial against El Universo newspaper will not be performed today. Yesterday judge Luis Quiroz, president of the 2nd Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Justice, stated that the trial was scheduled for today. The case was about to be...

This afternoon, the next president of the Court of Justice of Guayas will be chosen. The election will start at 15:30. Zoilo Lopez, temporary president of the Court and Francisco Morales, Judge 2nd of Labor and Children and Adolescents, are the two candidates to head the Court....

David Chiriboga Allnutt yesterday resigned to his post as Minister of Public Health; he began work from April 21, 2010 when he replaced Caroline Chang. It was learned that the official’s resignation is due to the criticism he received by Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa,...

With 13 votes of favor, and seven against him, and one abstained, judge Francisco Morales was chosen this afternoon as the new president of the Court of Justice of Guayas. Morales would be in front of the Court for two years. The call for elections it’s made 48 hours before. The...

After his arrival in Quito, the president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went to Plaza de la Independencia, where he was received by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and dozens of people singing the national anthem. Both Presidents entered the Palace of Carondelet after. Before...

The Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive to Quito, the capital of Ecuador at 11:30 (GMT) for his final stop after visiting Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. The Islamist leader has caused controversy with statements such as, “Israel must be wiped of the map.” Ahmadinejad...

Deliberations regarding a challenge request presented by El Universo Newspaper against permanent deputy judges Luis Quiroz, César Enrique Pacheco and Salinas Sacoto, began as soon as the Chamber of deputy judges (Giovanny Alejandro Criollo Mayorga, replacing Ramiro Roman, who did...

The appeal hearing of El Universo case will not be held tomorrow Friday reported one of the associate judges of the case, Gerardo Morales. Morales said on Thursday that the associate judges will solve the challenge posed by the defense of the newspaper and will pass a sentence...

Due to the recent visit to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Ecuador, many reactions have occurred. Julio Ortiz, a political analyst shared his point of view regarding the link between Ecuador-Iran. – International Relations Strategy “If there isn’t a strategy of...