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La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, November 15, 2024, p. 27

The situation of former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas can be life threateningwarned yesterday the special rapporteur of the United Nations Organization on torture, Alice Edwards, after learning of medical reports that suggest that the former official has been a victim of torture, lacerations and has bruises. Glas was taken from the Mexican embassy in Quito at the beginning of April by the police force (image), even though he was under political asylum at that diplomatic headquarters. The status of the 54-year-old former official – who is serving a sentence for corruption in a Guayaquil prison – is based on the information provided by Glas’ legal team, his lawyer Sonia Vera confirmed to the Ap news agency, who He assures that his client is subjected to solitary confinement, with few minutes of natural lighting, which does not meet the prison conditions of international standards.