The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has added his voice to a torrent of criticism of Ecuador’s decision to storm the Mexican embassy in Quito in order to arrest the former vice-president, Jorge Glas. “I’m worried because they might kill him,” a visibly shaken Canseco added of Glas, who had been living at the Mexican embassy since seeking asylum there late last year. Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, led the criticism, expressing solidarity with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But there was also criticism from the Latin American right, underlining the level of unease over Ecuador’s highly unorthodox move. Then came Friday’s raid, in which black-clad forces stormed the embassy compound with riot shields, riots and ballistic helmets – scenes reminiscent of a drug bust.

Source: The Guardian May 08, 2024 02:58 UTC