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Ecuador police entered the Mexican embassy on Friday to arrest an Ecuadorian politician who sought refuge there. What happened, and what do diplomatic conventions say about the safety of embassies?
Mexico has ended its diplomatic ties with the South American nation of Ecuador, following an unprecedented incident in the Ecuadorian capital city of Quito. The Ecuador police raided Mexico’s embassy on Friday (April 5), in a bid to arrest a former Vice President who had been granted asylum there.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a post on X that former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas faces “persecution and harassment”. He further described Ecuador’s actions as “a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico.”
AP reported Roberto Canseco, head of the Mexican consular section in Quito, as telling local press outside the embassy after the raid, “I am very worried because they could kill him (Glas). There is no basis to do this. This is totally outside the norm.”
Embassies have several rules governing them, including who can enter their premises, and abiding by these rules is seen as sacrosanct for maintaining ties. What prompted Ecuador’s move, and how is it being seen by the rest of the world? We explain.
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Mexico has ended its diplomatic ties with the South American nation of Ecuador, following an unprecedented incident in the Ecuadorian capital city of Quito. The Ecuador police raided Mexico’s embassy on Friday (April 5), in a bid to arrest a former Vice President who had been granted asylum there.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a post on X that former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas faces “persecution and harassment”. He further described Ecuador’s actions as “a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico.”
AP reported Roberto Canseco, head of the Mexican consular section in Quito, as telling local press outside the embassy after the raid, “I am very worried because they could kill him (Glas). There is no basis to do this. This is totally outside the norm.”
Embassies have several rules governing them, including who can enter their premises, and abiding by these rules is seen as sacrosanct for maintaining ties. What prompted Ecuador’s move, and how is it being seen by the rest of the world? We explain.
Why Mexico suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after dramatic embassy raids
Ecuador police entered the Mexican embassy on Friday to arrest an Ecuadorian politician who sought refuge there. What happened, and what do diplomatic conventions say about the safety of embassies?
indianexpress.com
