US EditionEcuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
- Ecuador is accused by Mexico at the International Court of Justice for storming the embassy to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, violating international treaties.
- Mexico contends that Ecuador raided its embassy solely to bring a wanted fugitive to justice, citing misuse of diplomatic premises to shelter a criminal.
- Ecuador defends the raid as necessary to detain Glas, convicted of corruption, to prevent flight risk, willing to resolve differences with Mexico.
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Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ecuador on Wednesday defended its storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito last month, telling judges at the United Nations' top court that it acted
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Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ecuador on Wednesday defended its storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito last month, telling judges at the United Nations’ top court that it acted to take in “a common criminal” — Ecuador’s former vice president — who was holed up inside the diplomatic post. The statement by lawyers for […]
Ecuador has defended the controversial invasion of a Mexican embassy before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The Ecuadorian ambassador to the Netherlands spoke to the court about an “exceptional” situation.
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