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The solution to the Ecuador-Argentina impasse will require high-level intervention

The declaration of ‘ Persona Non Grata ‘ to the Argentine ambassador in Ecuador, Gabriel Fuks, does not mean the rupture of relations between Ecuador and Argentina. But for both nations to send their ambassadors again will require a high – level agreement.  The...
Posted On 16 Mar 2023
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Duarte changed Argentine embassy, ​​went from Quito to Caracas

According to the latest report from the Argentine Foreign Ministry, former minister María de los Ángeles Duarte was received by the Argentine ambassador in Caracas. The details about how and when María de los Ángeles Duarte escaped from the Argentine Embassy in Quito are still a...
Posted On 14 Mar 2023
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The last three Presidents of Ecuador, on the radar of the Prosecutor’s Office

Rafael Correa, Lenín Moreno, Guillermo Lasso and their governments are part of investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office for alleged acts of corruption. The government administrations of Ecuador, between 2007 and 2023, are under legal scrutiny. The State Attorney...
Posted On 13 Mar 2023
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Sinohydro case: Prosecutor’s Office cannot access information from China

Ecuador has requested criminal assistance from China in three corruption cases investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office. The Asian nation has not responded. Between 2010 and 2019, more than USD 22.580 million arrived from China to Ecuador as loans granted by EximBank and the...
Posted On 07 Mar 2023
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Polit wages war in the United States to annul its case for money laundering

Carlos Pólit, former Ecuadorian comptroller, asked the United States to detail the Ecuadorian law that he would have violated with the alleged money laundering. 83 days after the trial against him for money laundering is installed, in the United States, former comptroller Carlos...
Posted On 28 Feb 2023
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Ecuador and Belgium sign agreement against transnational crime

The signing of the cooperation memorandum occurred one day after the seizure of nine tons of cocaine in Ecuador, which were to be trafficked to Belgium. The signing of the agreement against crime was in charge of the Ministers of the Interior of Ecuador and Belgium. On the...
Posted On 27 Feb 2023
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Minister of Government met with the president of the National Assembly

This Thursday morning, February 16, 2023, the Minister of Government, Henry Cucalón, met with the President of the National Assembly, Virgilio Saquicela, with the intention of “strengthening institutional relations.” Upon leaving, the official pointed out that the...
Posted On 17 Feb 2023
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Álvaro Noboa pays more taxes than “Juanpi” Eljuri, Lasso, Michel Deller, the Wong family, and his sister, Isabel, combined

  In the year 2022 some of the richest men in Ecuador paid less Income Tax (IR) compared to several previous periods. But there are things that are more surprising: Isabel Noboa Pontón pays, for example, 10 times less than Ángelo Caputi Oyague, who manages, but does not own,...
Posted On 17 Feb 2023
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Minister of Government denies that there is interference in Justice

According to the new Minister of Government, Henry Cucalón, the transfer of police officers assigned to the Prosecutor’s Office is a routine task that has been done in the past. In one of his first appearances since he took office, the Minister of Government, Henry Cucalón,...
Posted On 13 Feb 2023
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Judges denounced by the Government ruled in favor of drug traffickers and politicians

The Government denounced five judges criminally and administratively. They are singled out for rulings related to organized crime and corruption. Without specifying the crime that the five judges allegedly committed, Diego Ordóñez, Secretary of Public and State Security, was in...
Posted On 09 Feb 2023
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