Ecuador recalls its ambassador from Colombia over Jorge Glas comments
Al Jazeera
The manouevre is the latest sign of tension between Ecuador’s right-wing leader Daniel Noboa and Colombia’s left-wing leader Gustavo Petro.
Ecuador has recalled its ambassador from Colombia over remarks related to a high-profile criminal case that has stirred tensions across Latin America.
The case in question is that of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, a left-wing figure currently serving a lengthy prison sentence for corruption.
This week marks the two-year anniversary of a controversial police raid that saw Ecuadorian authorities storm the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest Glas, who had sought asylum in the diplomatic facility.
But the right-wing government of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, which authorised the raid, has denounced criticisms of the Glas case as a violation of his country’s sovereignty.
Wednesday’s decision to recall Ambassador Arturo Felix Wong from Bogota is the latest sign of cross-border strife with Ecuador’s neighbour, Colombia, and its left-wing President Gustavo Petro.
The manouevre is the latest sign of tension between Ecuador’s right-wing leader Daniel Noboa and Colombia’s left-wing leader Gustavo Petro.
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