Pretrial detention order “is a political decision of Prosecutor Baca,” says lawyer of Vice-President Jorge Glas

Posted On 02 Oct 2017

Ecuadornews:

Lawyer of Vice President Jorge Glas, Eduardo Franco Loor, rejected the request of Attorney General Carlos Baca to issue preventive detention against Glas, stating that there are no elements of conviction for the request and stressed that Baca’s decision is “merely political.”

Through his Twitter account, Vice President Jorge Glas reacted to the request of the Attorney General’s Office.

“Do not worry, you do not have to look for me, I’m here as always, I’m not going to escape, the innocents never run away,” said Glas, who would be at his residence in the city of Guayaquil.

Later, Eduardo Franco Loor used his Twitter account to explain the fact in depth. (I)