Freedoms in Ecuador were assailed by the regime

El Universo case

Freedoms in Ecuador were assailed by the regime

The criminal trial to El Universe newspaper and the demand of millions of dollars carried out by the Ecuadorian President Correa, was the most emblematic case against freedom of speech, which reached the International Courts. The President was forced to “forgive”, but the journalist Emilio Palacio, who was also sentenced for slander and after his “pardon,” decided to seek political asylum in the United States, which was granted. Janeth Hinostroza a journalist reporting in Teleamazonas news about the loan to the Argentinean Duzac by COFIEC, received death threats and had to retire from her profession.

By exercising the constitutional right to resistance, 10 youths were charged with terrorism, recently the regime released seven women and three still remain in jail, having declared themselves in a hunger strike.

The mystery of the diplomatic narco suit case

On 11 January 2012, the Italian police discovered vases with liquid drug transported in a suitcase of the Ecuadorian official diplomats. The items allegedly were to be used for the play of “Ruga the Turtle” in Milan, there have not been any arrests for this case. Investigations in Ecuador lead by the Prosecutor Galo Chiriboga, were denounced by the opposition as in a “eternal sleep.”

Emilio Palacio

The new U.S. ambassador arrives Ecuador

After several months, the government stated that the American ambassador Heather Hodges “persona non grata” and expelled her from the country. The Ecuadorian government managed diplomatic relations and Adam Namm arrived on Ecuadorian soil to assume the position of Ambassador of the United States. The new representative of President Barack Obama said he that respect and transparency would guide the bilateral relationship between the two countries. He also managed to avoid expulsion of USAID (U.S. Agency for Development).

WikiLeaks founder received asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London

Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks was granted political asylum by Ecuador to avoid a possible extradition to the U.S., where it says that they want to prosecute him for the theft of confidential information. Assange who remains under the protection of the Ecuadorian embassy, qualified the South American country as politically insignificant.

Pedro Delgado

Pedro Delgado was not an economist

Pedro Delgado, the cousin of President Rafael Correa, revealed that he never graduated as an economist and admitted to have forged his title. The day after his remarks, Delgado travelled to Miami to attend the marriage of his son. A criminal investigation initiated by Enrique Herreria is already underway despite numerous obstacles imposed by the prosecution. The Ecuadorian President said that his cousin must return to the country to show his face, however Delgado has yet to return.

Irregularities are pending case COFIEC

In August, the state bank COFIEC gave an irregular credit of $ 800 thousand the Argentinean businessman Gaston Duzac, there were pressures from the now former president of the Central Bank of Ecuador, Pedro Delgado, and former director of the Bank COFIEC, Antonio Bunay, who is now out of the country and his whereabouts are unknown. Duzac received a loan without collateral guarantees, and now the businessman is at home and has not complied with the payment of the loan. A leading role in the granting of credit, was Francisco Endara, brother-in-law of Pedro Delgado, who is at large in the country with other managers COFIEC.