Ecuador News

The Bribes case, whose preparatory trial hearing began on the morning of this October 17, 2019, is only one of the processes facing former president Rafael Correa. According to a report by the State Attorney General’s Office, several legal cases weigh on the ex-plaintiff. Seven are under investigation and one, the plagiarism of activist Fernando...

On the corner of “6 de Diciembre y Tarqui”, a zone that was the epicenter of violence, the pungent smell of fires and the remnant of tear gas in the air still cause itchy nose and burning in the throat, four days after the disturbances. There, in the shadow of the burning building of the Comptroller General of the State and in front of the...

The Court composed of judges Daniella Camacho (rapporteur), Iván Saquicela and the judge Wilmer Terán unanimously denied the appeal filed by former vice president Jorge Glas. With the resolution, the sentence of six years of ordinary minor imprisonment that weighed on him as the author of the crime of unlawful association related to Odebrecht is final....