Mexico on Monday announced its intention to refer the matter to the UN's highest judicial body, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), after a police raid on its embassy in Ecuador sparked a breakdown in diplomatic ties and an international outcry.
Mexican embassy staff based in Quito left Ecuador on Sunday, two days after police raided the embassy to arrest a former vice president who had taken refuge there.
From tomorrow, we will go to the International Court of Justice where we will present this sad case. We hope to win our case soon.
The diplomats and their family members boarded the commercial flight in Quito after being escorted to the airport by the German, Panamanian, Cuban and Honduran ambassadors, the foreign ministry said.
Ecuadorian police officers stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Clause on corruption charges – without recent precedent in the world – and have sparked a barrage of criticism since Friday.
On April 5, 2024, Ecuadorian police special forces entered the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Claus.
Photo: Getty Images / AFP / Alberto Suarez
In the process, Mexico announced the severing of diplomatic ties with Ecuador, followed by Nicaragua.
Ecuador has been criticized from all sides
The raid was condemned by leftist governments across Latin America, from Brazil to Venezuela, Chile and ultraliberal President Javier Mili's Argentina, as well as the Organization of American States, the European Union and Spain.
Alarm
General SecretaryUN Antonio Guterres said he believes any breach of diplomatic forums will lead to reconciliation The pursuit of normal international relations
According to its spokesperson.
America – Condemns Any violation of the Vienna Convention
– Encouraged Mexico and Ecuador To settle their disputes according to international standards
. This 1961 convention provides for embassies and consulates Inviolable
.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro, acting head of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Nations, called an emergency meeting on Monday.
Finally, Bolivian President Luis Arce announced on Sunday that his government had recalled its ambassador to Ecuador and had summoned Ecuador's ambassador to Bolivia for an explanation.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador condemned the attack A flagrant violation of international law and Mexican sovereignty
He also said that the case will be taken to the International Court of Justice.
George Glass was imprisoned in Guayaquil
Jorge Glass, 54, was transferred to a high-security prison in Guayaquil (southwest Ecuador) on Saturday, government sources said.
This is completely unusual. I'm really worried that they're going to kill George Klaus.
Roberto Conseco Martínez, head of Mexican Foreign and Political Affairs in Ecuador, on Sunday
Photo: Reuters / Quetzalli Nicte-Ha
Mexico on Friday granted asylum to Jorge Glass, who has been holed up in its embassy in Quito since December 17 and an arrest warrant was issued on corruption charges.
Kitto described this resultIllegal
Kanditu A Abuse of Immunity and Privileges
was given to the embassy and to interfere in its internal affairs. George Glass is subject to an enforceable conviction and arrest warrant issued by competent authorities
Comment by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Communications.
Who was George Claus?
George Klaus, who was vice president between 2013 and 2017 under socialist Rafael Correa (2007–2017), was accused of embezzling public funds to rebuild coastal cities after a 2016 earthquake.
Former Vice President of Ecuador Jorge Claus (file photo)
Photo: Associated Press / Dolores Ochoa
He was sentenced to six years in prison in 2017 for corruption in a major scandal involving Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and was released last November.
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