April 6, 2024
Mexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after arrest of ex-vice president Jorge Glas
Jorge Glass was taken into custody in Ecuador. — Reuters/File Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador on Friday after Ecuadorian authorities arrested former vice president Jorge Glas from the Mexican embassy in Quito. CNN mentionted. Glass, twice convicted of corruption, had been holed up in the embassy since he sought political asylum in December, a request Mexico made earlier Friday. Police forcefully entered the Mexican embassy in Quito before making the arrest, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. A statement issued by the office of the president of Ecuador announced that the arrest


