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Case El Universo Will begin their Appeals

Yesterday, the three lawyers that represent Emilio Palacio were preparing to null and appeal the sentence given by the temporal judge, Juan Paredes. Meanwhile Leon Roldos, Jorge Alvear and Byron Lopez, will meet tomorrow to elaborate and deliver a document. This Tuesday the...
Posted On 25 Jul 2011
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El Universo Appealed and Requested an Annulment of Judge Paredes’ Sentence

Yesterday, the defense of El Universo Company appealed and asked for the nullity of the sentence (issued on Wednesday 20) before the Judge 15º of Criminal Fair, Juan Paredes. The annulment, was delivered yesterday afternoon because the judge acted without jurisdiction, which is...
Posted On 23 Jul 2011
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Arias was added to the Transitional Council of the Judiciary

Yesterday at 17:20, Tania Arias of Alianza Pais party was designated as the third member to work in the Transitional Council of the Judiciary. Arias earned a total of 61 votes in favor, against 48 votes. Last Friday 15, the opposition won and the order of the day was revoked....
Posted On 22 Jul 2011
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Correa will Donate Money from Trial to Project Yasuni

Atty. Alembert Vera informed that his client, President Rafael Correa plans to donate the money earned from the trial against newspaper El Universo to the Yasuni-ITT project. According to his lawyer Correa will not receive any money from this action. During a press conference in...
Posted On 22 Jul 2011
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Case Diario El Universo: 3 years Prison for Carlos, César, Nicolás Pérez and Emilio Palacio

Rafael Correa’s attorney, Alembert Vera, said this afternoon he will appeal the sentence because Rafael Correa does not agree with the sentence of $40 million ruled by temporary judge, Juan Paredes. He said Correa expects to obtain the $80 million requested in the...
Posted On 21 Jul 2011
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Case Diario El Universo: Correa will Appeal Ruling and Fight for the $ 80 Million

Vera Alembert, defense attorney for President Rafael Correa, appealed the sentence given by judge Juan Paredes, because he believes that the compensation should not be less than $ 80 million from the initial complaint against former opinion editor of El Universo, Emilio Palacio,...
Posted On 21 Jul 2011
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President Rafael Correa Press Conference [Jul-19-2011] (VIDEO)

After the audience of July 19th, President Rafael Correa gave a Press Conference.
Posted On 21 Jul 2011
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El Universo: Defendants Will Appeal the Sentence and Ask For The Annulment of the Legal Process

Defense lawyers of former opinion editor of El Universo Newspaper, Emilio Palacio, its directors and El Universo Company, will use appeal and nullity options to annul the sentence issuedby the 15 ° temporary judge of Criminal Guarantees yesterday, Juan Paredes towards the slander...
Posted On 21 Jul 2011
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El Universo: “No one can take away our right to inform,” says Carlos Perez

“El Universo will continue to work, reporting freely as it has been doing it in these first 90 years,” said Carlos Perez, director of El Universo Newspaper during the press conference with the official statement on the judge’s 15 temporary court of Criminal...
Posted On 21 Jul 2011
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Hundreds of People in the Streets to Support El Universo and Freedom of Speech

In order to demand freedom of speech hundreds of people (some of them employes of newspaper El Universo), began to protest at 15:00 (local time) outside the facilities of Diario El Universo in Guayaquil, Ecuador. An article in the newspaper’s website explains that the...
Posted On 21 Jul 2011
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