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Open Democracy
February 9, 2018
The bigger question is whether the latest Ecuadorian referendum, the eleventh since electoral democracy returned 40 years ago, represents a watershed ... Now, almost one year later, the corruption scandals, the jailing of Vice President Jorge Glas, to say nothing of interference in the justice systemÃÂ ...
The Real News Network
February 6, 2018
For example, using cases of corruption, which took place in many countries, and which we never tolerated, and to generalize, that we are all corrupt, which was the discourse of the opposition. He has made deals with the entire opposition, from extreme right to the extreme left, then instead of applying theÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 26, 2018
QUITO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's former vice-president, Jorge Glas, on Friday appealed the six-year prison sentence handed down against him in December, for illicit association with the Odebrecht corruption scandal. His defense attorney, Eduardo Franco, filed the appeal at Ecuador's supreme courtÃÂ ...
World Politics Review
January 22, 2018
He Outmaneuvered Correa, but How Long Can Ecuador's Moreno Keep His High-Wire Act Up? Michael Shifter, Ben Raderstorf Monday, Jan. ... He quickly turned on Correa, seeking to distance himself from perceived rampant corruption and an economic crisis. With a gentle tone, he has built new bridgesÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
January 6, 2018
The commission also plans to receive Attorney General Carlos Baca Mancheno to report on the progress of the Odebrecht corruption investigation and detail further proof that led him to indict Glas in the criminal trial for alleged illicit association. Despite the legal case mounting against him, Glas' lawyer,ÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 5, 2018
5 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's ex-president Rafael Correa arrived here Friday to campaign in favor of preserving a Constitutional amendment that does away ... the most controversial being the amendment to scrap unlimited reelection, and making public servants convicted of corruption ineligible from running forÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
January 3, 2018
QUITO: Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas lost his title late Tuesday because he has been absent for more than three months -- locked up in prison on a six-year sentence for corruption. Glas, 48, is the highest-ranking Latin American politician to be convicted and imprisoned for his role in a continent-wideÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 26, 2017
Jorge Glas has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption linked to the sprawling Odebrecht case in what his supporters are calling a ... A body within the Ecuadorian National Assembly has given the greenlight for an impeachment trial to take place against former Vice-President Jorge Glas afterÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 22, 2017
On December 13, Glas was sentenced to six years in prison on charges of illicit association, bribery and corruption stemming from the massive corruption scandal centred on Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. Just hours before, the former vice-president had approached the National Court ofÃÂ ...
PanAm Post
December 21, 2017
According to the National Court of Justice in Ecuador, Glas benefited from Odebrecht bribes receiving US $13.5 million in exchange for five construction projects between 2012 and 2016. Despite the ruling, both Glas and Rivera continue to deny having been involved in acts of corruption, insisting that theÃÂ ...
ExpressNewsline
December 15, 2017
The vice-president of Ecuador has been sentenced to six years in jail in connection with corruption at the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Four others were sentenced to the same penalty as Glas, including his uncle, Ricardo Rivera. The sentence, in the case of three other culprits (Gustavo Massuh,ÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 13, 2017
On Saturday, he is due to have an audience with Pope Francis, Metro Ecuador reports. In her appeal, the mother of Moreno's suspended vice-president says that both his family and the country "are destroyed," and that she awaits the Pope's intervention "before Mr Moreno" and trusts that "the truth will comeÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 13, 2017
QUITO, Ecuador — A court on Wednesday sentenced Vice President Jorge Glas of Ecuador to six years in prison after finding him guilty of receiving bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in return for handing it government contracts. Mr. Glas was a close ally of former President RafaelÃÂ ...
NPR
December 31, 1999
One result was corruption. Several aides to Correa are under investigation. And one of them has been sentenced to six years in prison for accepting $13 million in bribes. The scandals dragged down Correa's popularity. And he sat out the 2017 election, which was won by Moreno, his former vice president.
The News Tribune
December 31, 1999
Correa has been upset by Moreno's moves to build bridges to business leaders and others who had been at odds with the previous leader, as well as the recent corruption conviction of another Correa ally, former Vice President Jorge Glas. Sunday's referendum includes seven questions. One would giveÃÂ ...
BBC News
December 31, 1999
Mr Moreno wants a decisive vote to mark an end to the Correa-era "Citizens' Revolution" and close the door to Mr Correa's candidacy in the 2021 election. "Corruption sets in when you have only one government that thinks it will stay on forever," he said on the campaign trail this week, according to ReutersÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 27, 2017
Jorge Glas has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption linked to the sprawling Odebrecht case in what his supporters are calling a ... A body within the Ecuadorian National Assembly has given the greenlight for an impeachment trial to take place against former Vice-President Jorge Glas afterÃÂ ...
PanAm Post
December 21, 2017
According to the National Court of Justice in Ecuador, Glas benefited from Odebrecht bribes receiving US $13.5 million in exchange for five construction projects between 2012 and 2016. Despite the ruling, both Glas and Rivera continue to deny having been involved in acts of corruption, insisting that theÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 20, 2017
Supporters of Jorge Glas during his trial for corruption involving Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, in Quito, Ecuador, December 13. While significant progress was made Tuesday with the appointment of Judge Manuel Viteri, mandated to give a ruling on the constitutionality of the move byÃÂ ...
Atlas Obscura
December 19, 2017
The infamous 140-year-old prison, converted to a museum after it was shut down in 2014, has changed little since then. It now offers visitors a glimpse of the less-picturesque side of Ecuador. From corrupt politicians and escapees to a con man who once posed as the son of the Costa Rican president, the squalid cells haveÃÂ ...
ExpressNewsline
December 15, 2017
The vice-president of Ecuador has been sentenced to six years in jail in connection with corruption at the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Four others were sentenced to the same penalty as Glas, including his uncle, Ricardo Rivera. The sentence, in the case of three other culprits (Gustavo Massuh,ÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 13, 2017
On Saturday, he is due to have an audience with Pope Francis, Metro Ecuador reports. In her appeal, the mother of Moreno's suspended vice-president says that both his family and the country "are destroyed," and that she awaits the Pope's intervention "before Mr Moreno" and trusts that "the truth will comeÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 13, 2017
QUITO, Ecuador — A court on Wednesday sentenced Vice President Jorge Glas of Ecuador to six years in prison after finding him guilty of receiving bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in return for handing it government contracts. Mr. Glas was a close ally of former President RafaelÃÂ ...
Havana Times
November 29, 2017
HAVANA TIMES – Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa returned to Quito from his home in Belgium last weekend. On Tuesday he expressed his willingness to testify in favor of imprisoned Vice President Jorge Glas in the trial over illicit association following alleged bribes by the Brazilian company,ÃÂ ...
San Francisco Chronicle
October 17, 2017
Just 120 days into his term, Ecuador's new president is already undoing ... though just months ago Ecuadorian voters opted in favor of Correa's legacy. ... Moreno did promise to “battle corruption,” and his anti-corruption front ...
Insightcrime.org
October 17, 2017
In Ecuador and Chile, two of Latin America's most trusted police institutions have been hit by recent corruption scandals, a reminder that even ...
The Real News Network
October 6, 2017
The Odebrecht corruption scandal enveloping Ecuador's Vice .... some kind of a corrupt bribery deal, or any kind of actual material evidence.
The Independent
October 3, 2017
Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas was jailed on Monday after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest while he is investigated for allegedly ...
teleSUR English
October 2, 2017
Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas traveled to Quito to turn himself in ... order as he continues to be investigated on allegations of corruption.
teleSUR English
September 30, 2017
Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas has denied accusations that he was involved in the Odebrecht corruption scheme and refused to resign ...
teleSUR English
September 29, 2017
Ecuador Authorities Accuse VP, 18 Others in Odebrecht Corruption Case ... He accused Santos of being a "confessed corrupt" and "immoral"Â ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
September 24, 2017
Under the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, in concordance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, he considered that ...
teleSUR English
December 31, 1999
On December 13, Glas was sentenced to six years in prison on charges of illicit association, bribery and corruption stemming from the massive corruption scandal centred on Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. Just hours before, the former vice-president had approached the National Court ofÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
September 30, 2017
Ecuador VP Says Corruption Accusations are a Political Conspiracy Against Him ... represent, because I was elected by the Ecuadorian people,” Glas said. ... Glas called Santos a “confessed corrupt,” and an “immoral” person.
teleSUR English
September 29, 2017
Ecuador Authorities Accuse VP, 18 Others in Odebrecht Corruption Case ... He accused Santos of being a "confessed corrupt" and "immoral"ÃÂ ...
Science Magazine
September 29, 2017
Ecuador is not the only victim of illegal fishing by foreign nations. ... government corruption and fishing access agreements with China and theÃÂ ...
Xinhua
September 29, 2017
28 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's prosecutor-general filed charges Thursday ... On August 29, the Ecuadorian court blocked Glas from leaving theÃÂ ...
RT
September 25, 2017
Ecuador has decided to extend the political asylum granted to ... comment on Ecuadorian politics, which the Australian has ignored. ... In May, Assange tweeted that WikiLeaks will publish evidence of corruption in Ecuador if itÃÂ ...
National Geographic
September 8, 2017
Ecuador is home to over 500 frog species and many face risks from the ... become nearly as corrupt as the poaching they claimed to combat.
PanAm Post
September 8, 2017
On Thursday, September 7, Eduardo Franco Loor, lawyer for the vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, went to the Attorney General's Office toÃÂ ...
Havana Times
September 1, 2017
Interview with the Ecuador VP, Accused of Corruption, Claims Innocence ... There has been no corrupt act that has not been investigated andÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
September 1, 2017
If the company withdraws, Ecuador will have to pay the repair costs, according ... Odebrecht is involved in the largest corruption case in history.
teleSUR English
August 30, 2017
Ecuador's Supreme Court is holding a hearing to analyze elements that could link Vice President Jorge Glas to the corruption investigationsÃÂ ...
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
August 30, 2017
On last April 2, it seemed as if former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's ... Moreno's fight against corruption, which already threatens to involve a ... First, Ecuador ended 2016 with a fiscal deficit of more than 7 percent andÃÂ ...
Triple Pundit (registration) (blog)
August 30, 2017
“Under his watch, Chevron's liabilities in Ecuador increased by $12 ... by advocates for the affected Ecuadorian communities — concluded thatÃÂ ...
Xinhua
August 30, 2017
Ecuadorian VP barred from leaving country as Odebrecht corruption probe ... According to the former head of Odebrecht in Ecuador, JoseÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
August 29, 2017
Ecuador's Supreme Court is holding a hearing to analyze elements that could link Vice President Jorge Glas to the corruption investigationsÃÂ ...
Chicago Daily Herald
August 26, 2017
Ecuador's Congress Clears Way for Corruption Probe Against Vice President. Facebook ÷ Twitter. 200. Email; Print; Comments. 0. hello.
ABC News
August 26, 2017
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017 file photo, Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas, front left, leaves the General Attorney's Office after making aÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
August 21, 2017
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's top prosecutor said on Monday he would present evidence of corruption against the country's embattled viceÃÂ ...
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