Ecuadorian police forcibly break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, after Mexico grants political asylum to former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.
Police break into the Mexican embassy in Quito , Ecuador , Friday, April 5, 2024. The raid took place hours after the Mexican government granted former Ecuador ian Vice President Jorge Glas political asylum . Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito , Ecuador , Friday, April 5, 2024, following Mexico’s granting of asylum to former Ecuador ian Vice President Jorge Glas , who had sought refuge there. Police later forcibly broke into the embassy through another entrance.
At his daily news briefing Tuesday, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador played the security video and said it showed the “authoritarian and vile” way police had raided the embassy. López Obrador criticized North American allies Canada and the United States for what he said was not speaking out forcefully enough against the raid. Mexico has said it plans to file a formal complaint with the International Court of Justice.
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