Ecuador's Former Vice President Begins Hunger Strike in Prison After Embassy Raid Controversy
Ecuador's former vice president, Jorge Glas, began a hunger strike in prison on Wednesday after being hospitalized for refusing food provided to him since his arrest on Saturday.
He was seeking political asylum at the Mexican embassy in Quito when Ecuadorian police raided the embassy and arrested him on corruption charges.
Glas is currently held in a maximum security prison in Guayaquil and is reportedly being kept in a small, dark cell without light.
Glas, the WikiLeaks founder, has filed an appeal of habeas corpus in an Ecuadorian court to challenge his detainment in the embassy.
The hearing for this appeal is scheduled for this Thursday.
The move comes after the embassy raid that led to Glas's removal, which has resulted in diplomatic tension between Ecuador and several Latin American countries, including Mexico, which has condemned the incident as a violation of international law and filed a case against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice.
The Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning Ecuador for storming its embassy.
The resolution received support from 29 out of 30 member countries, with Ecuador being the only one to vote against it.
Mexico was absent during the vote, and Venezuela did not participate.
El Salvador was the only country that abstained.
Glas is currently held in a maximum security prison in Guayaquil and is reportedly being kept in a small, dark cell without light.
Glas, the WikiLeaks founder, has filed an appeal of habeas corpus in an Ecuadorian court to challenge his detainment in the embassy.
The hearing for this appeal is scheduled for this Thursday.
The move comes after the embassy raid that led to Glas's removal, which has resulted in diplomatic tension between Ecuador and several Latin American countries, including Mexico, which has condemned the incident as a violation of international law and filed a case against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice.
The Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning Ecuador for storming its embassy.
The resolution received support from 29 out of 30 member countries, with Ecuador being the only one to vote against it.
Mexico was absent during the vote, and Venezuela did not participate.
El Salvador was the only country that abstained.
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