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Authorities discovered Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glass in a “deep self-induced coma” in jail on Monday, simply days after he was captured by police in a dramatic arrest contained in the Mexican Embassy in Quito.
In accordance with a police report, Mr. Glass took anti-depressants and sedatives, and was being transferred to a navy hospital for commentary.
The previous vice chairman is accused of embezzlement in Ecuador and had taken refuge within the Mexican Embassy in an try and keep away from arrest. He turned the topic of a diplomatic scramble final week when police in Quito entered the embassy and efficiently detained him and transferred him to a detention middle.
A 1961 diplomatic treaty states that governments can’t enter overseas embassies with out the permission of the embassy's host nation, establishing a restrict that has been crossed solely on uncommon events.
Ecuador's new President Daniel Noboa is keen to look robust on crime amid a rising safety disaster within the area, and he defended the choice Mr. Glass ought to be detained as a legal and never a political prisoner.
Legal professionals for Mr Glass, an ally of former President Rafael Correa, say he’s being politically persecuted. Mr. Glass served as vice chairman below Mr. Correa from 2013 to 2017.
Thalie Ponce contributed reporting from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Genevieve Glatsky contributed from Bogotá, Colombia.