Rafael Correa and Atilio Boron
BUENOS AIRES, 17th April (RHC) Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (2007-2017) on the Argentine radio program international dialogue He denounced the political persecution that members of his cabinet are suffering today.
In an interview with the professor of this country, Atilio Borón, j The politician, who was broadcast by several Argentine radio stations, condemned the actions taken to end the freedom, reputation and life of former Vice President Jorge Glas, who was recently released from habeas corpus after four and a half years in prison due to rigged trials.
His freedom is an act of justice, but now comes the onslaught of state power, captured by an elite. We’re not confident. There is great concern because these people have no limits or scruples, he said in statements released by Somos Radio and the Avellaneda National University broadcaster.
Correa pointed out that his country had experienced a soft coup and the fall of the legalization of Latin America’s most brutal policies.
Everything was disguised as democracy. They took over the nation illegally and unconstitutionally, they replaced 70% of the court members and got opponents of my government to persecute us. The first victim was Glas for opposing the corruption and betrayal of Lenín Moreno, he claimed.
Furthermore, he specified that they used the testimonies of corrupt officials to imprison the then Vice President and sentenced him without evidence with a law book that was repealed.
He was not eligible for parole and was sent to an ordinary prison, where he injured his shoulder after slipping in a pool of blood. In 2021, riots in Ecuadorian prisons killed about 300 people. The Vice-President of the Republic should have found out, and the world does not know, he stressed.
Correa said there were 400 criminal cases against members of his government team and 49 against him.
They have robbed us of our peace, our prestige, our freedom and our democracy. They took away my political rights and prevented me from registering as a candidate for the 2021 elections. They accused me of running a criminal organization and since they had no evidence, my verdict is that I exercised “psychic influence,” he said.
The worst form of corruption is using political power not for the common good but for personal gain. They are plundering my country, he denounced. (Source: PL)