The former president has pending issues with the Ecuadorian justice system that will remain stagnant due to the diplomatic asylum process.
Former vice president Jorge Glas, at a press conference on August 17, 2023.
Since April 5, former Vice President Jorge Glas has been a member of the group of Correísta militants who have received political asylum from Mexican President Andrés López Obrador. Regardless of whether Glas manages to travel to Mexico or not, the former president has pending issues with the Ecuadorian justice system that will remain stagnant due to this diplomatic process.
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Odebrech and Bribery
Jorge Glas was sentenced on December 13, 2017 to six years in prison for illicit association in the Odebrecht case, and eight years for bribery in the Bribery case. Both sentences were combined, so Glas had to remain in prison for eight years.
In December 2022 he was released from prison thanks to a provisional precautionary measure, until his pre-release is processed. But, in December 2023, justice denied him that pre-release. Therefore, Glas must return to prison since he has only served five years and two months in prison.
Glas and the Reconstruction of Manabí
In January 2024, Glas was prosecuted for embezzlement within the Manabí Reconstruction case. A judge issued preventive detention, which could not be carried out because the former vice president was already taking refuge in the Mexican embassy in Quito.
Metastasis and Purge
Jorge Glas is singled out by the Prosecutor’s Office for his links with those involved in the Metastasis and Purge cases, which revolves around public officials and justice operators who have favored drug trafficking and corruption.
For example, Emerson Curipallo, Criminal Guarantees Judge of Santo Domingo, was in charge of a dozen cases related to drug trafficking and was the one who issued the release ticket in favor of Glas, in November 2022.
Glas and the harassment of a former assistant
Currently, the legal process is underway for the lawsuit filed by Soledad Padilla, Jorgel Glas’ former assistant, for alleged harassment.
According to the accusation, Glas had harassed Padilla verbally and psychologically. Padilla was Glas’s personal assistant for 17 years and even provided services to him even though the former president had been convicted and taken to prison.
