Former Vice President of Ecuador, Jorge Glasswas hospitalized after an alleged suicide attempt in prison, as reported by local media. Initial reports indicated that the politician was in coma after taking a large amount of drugsbut the news was denied by the South American authorities, who confirmed the hospitalization in a health facility, but attributed it to the refusal to feed. Meanwhile, Glas’s lawyer blamed President Daniel Noboa’s government for his conditions, after the former vice president was arrested thanks to the sensational irruption of the Ecuadorian police inMexican Embassy.
Jorge Glas would have attempted suicide in his cell: how is the former vice president of Ecuador
To report the indiscretion regarding the alleged attempted suicide Of Jorge Glass the information portal Primicias had been in the cell, citing police sources.
According to reports, Glas tried to take his own life by ingesting a large quantity of drugs anxiolyticsto the point of inducing a coma.
The news was not subsequently confirmed. The party of Glas, Revolution Ciudadanahad spoken of the vice president’s hospitalization at the military hospital in Guayaquilhowever without mentioning an attempted suicide and reporting that his condition was stable.
Glas’ lawyer’s concern
The former vice president’s defense lawyer stated that “Daniel Noboa’s government is responsible for the state of health” of Jorge Glas, claiming that he was not informed of his hospitalization and only found out about it casually.
In his statement, thelawyer Andres Villegas Pico in fact, he complained that he had not been able to meet his client when he showed up at the penitentiary, only later discovering from the prison director that Jorge Glas had been found unconscious in his cell.
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Pico then announced plans to take legal action. Authorities confirmed Glas’ hospitalization only on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, citing his refusal to eat in the previous 24 hours as a possible cause of his deteriorated state of health.
The raid on the Mexican embassy and the arrest of Jorge Glas
Jorge Glas was arrested on Friday 5 April after a sensational raid by the Quito police at the Mexican embassy in the capital, where the former vice president had obtained political refuge.
Following this action, Mexico interrupted the relations diplomatic with Ecuador, while the international community condemned the episode considering it a clear violation of the Vienna Convention.
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