Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso did not attend the second session of the parliamentary commission investigating the case of alleged corruption known as the Encuentro case this Sunday.
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The Ecuadorian President was scheduled to appear before the multi-party commission at 9 a.m. local time, at which Guillermo Lasso was to make statements about his possible connection to the alleged corruption network of public companies.
The President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, did not appear before the parliamentary commission investigating the corruption scandal in public companies #CaseEncounter And #ElGranPadrino. #Ecuador #Assembly #timeline pic.twitter.com/BAcON1yXpK
— Ec Timeline (@linea_ec)
February 13, 2023
For this second appeal, the Legal Secretary of the Presidency, Jhosueth Almeida, sent a statement informing without reason that the President would not attend the apparition.
When the President of the Parliamentary Commission, Viviana Veloz, learned of Guillermo Lasso’s renewed absence, she denounced that the Ecuadorian head of state was turning his back on the country with this action.
Veloz added that President Lasso would rather protect his brother-in-law in his absence than tell the truth to the country.
‼️The President @LassoGuillermo did not appear before the Legislative Commission of Inquiry today #CaseEncounter. Viviana Veloz said: “Today the President is once again turning his back on the country, showing with his absence that protecting his brother-in-law is important to him.”‼️
pic.twitter.com/Qqe4IgRbTU— Orlando Perez (@OrlandoPerezEC)
February 19, 2023
The MEP said that the Commission would insist on a renewed call for President Lasso to appear and testify in connection with the alleged corruption case involving his close circle.
Veloz added that he would also request permission to appear for police lieutenant colonel José Luis Erazo, who was responsible for investigating Rubén Cherres and alleged links to the Albanian mafia.
On the first call, the Ecuadorian President sent the commission an apology for his absence and claimed that he had previously planned activities on his agenda.