Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over the storming of the Mexican Embassy

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over the storming of the Mexican Embassy

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had just been granted asylum in Mexico.

Ecuador files lawsuit against Mexico at World Court over asylum decision

Ecuador said on Monday (Apr 29) it is taking legal action against Mexico at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asking the UN tribunal known as the World Court to rule that Mexico's decision to grant asylum to a controversial former Ecuadorean vice president was illegal. Mexico's government on Monday questioned why Ecuador waited weeks to file its lawsuit.

South American Ecuador has sued Mexico at the International Criminal Court for its asylum currency for the former Ecuadorian President Glas.

Mexico to open embassy raid case at top UN court

THE HAGUE, April 30 — Mexico and Ecuador cross swords at the United Nation’s highest court today over an embassy raid to seize a former top Ecuadoran politician, with Mexican officials imploring judges to suspend Quito’s UN membership. Ecuadoran security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in early April to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who is wanted on corruption charges and had been granted asylum by Mexico. The rare incursion on dip…

Ecuador taking Mexico to court over asylum for ex-VP

Quito, Ecuador — Ecuador on Monday took Mexico to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for granting asylum to graft-accused former vice president Jorge Glas, who Quito captured in a controversial embassy raid. The South American country filed a case Monday with the court in The Hague “for Mexico’s violations of a series of international obligations” for granting Glas asylum at its embassy in Quito, the foreign ministry said in a statement. E…

Ecuador accuses Mexico of violating "several international obligations". Mexico had previously filed a lawsuit against the government in Quito before the UN.