HAGUE.- In a setback for Mexico, the Cut International Court of Justice resolved, in a first ruling, to deny the precautionary measures that this State requested against Ecuador, after Quito government officials broke into the Aztec Embassy and detained the former vice president Jorge Glas, investigated for corruption.
Mexico’s request focused on Ecuador having to respect and protect its personnel, property and diplomatic establishments in the country and, additionally, to refrain from any act “that aggravates and expands the dispute” between the two countries.
However, the ICJ chaired by Judge Nawaf Salam considered that since Ecuador committed, during its appearance, to respect the Vienna Convention and the diplomatic headquarters “there is no urgency” on which to decide at this phase of the process.
Now, the judges are reviewing the substance of the complaint, that is, whether or not it violated diplomatic precepts by detaining Glas inside the embassy, and it is believed that the ruling could take a couple of years.
What happened at the embassy
Last April, the States of Mexico and Ecuador sued each other before the ICJ, after the police procedure ordered by the government of Daniel Noboa in the Aztec embassy in Quito, which culminated in the arrest of Jorge Glas, former Ecuadorian vice president who remained in the diplomatic headquarters, since December.
Glas, who had entered the embassy as a “guest” and then requested asylum after alleging political persecution, was on provisional release after a protection in the middle of the conviction for several corruption crimes in the Odebrecht case, during the Rafael government. Belt.
However, he was still required by the prosecutor’s office for other cases investigated by the Ecuadorian Comptroller’s Office, since 2029, for which Ecuador had requested permission from the Mexican embassy, a month before, to detain Glas.
Mexico presented the claim against Ecuador before the ICJ for alleged violation of the Vienna Convention that requires respect for diplomatic headquarters, while the Noboa government took action against Mexico for “abuse” of diplomatic prerogatives to protect Glas.
The ruling, read by Judge Salam, soon sparked mixed reactions from the governments of both countries.
Ecuador: “To cry in the lorry”
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, hours after hearing the ruling, expressed his satisfaction with the Court’s ruling and mocked the former Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, who had Glas as his vice president and was in favor of the Mexican president. Andrés López Obrador, in the case. “Let’s cry out loud; whoever is against justice is against Ecuador,” said Noboa in a video that he posted on his networks.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, in a statement, stated that “Ecuador maintains its position,” while reiterating that it acted “in good faith.”
However, he assured that he is attentive to the ICJ’s decision on whether or not he violated diplomatic precepts.
Mexico: The trial is not over
The president of Mexico, Andrés López Obrador, rejected the ICJ decision at a press conference. “They are precautionary measures. What was requested in the precautionary measures was that the embassy be protected,” he said, and advocated that the ICJ offer a favorable resolution: “It is important that the precedent remains so that international law is never violated again and invade an embassy, which is violating the sovereignty of a country.”
The Foreign Ministry, for its part, stated that it was “very satisfied” with the decision.
Source: With information from universal.com.mx, excélsior, Infobae, cnnenespañol.
