Ecuador accuses Mexico of blatant interference at World Court hearing

Ecuador accused Mexico before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of blatant interference in Ecuadorian internal affairs on Wednesday after Mexico brought a case against Quito saying it violated international law.
The case at the ICJ, also known as the World Court, centres on the arrest of Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas, twice convicted of corruption and facing further charges, who had been living in the Mexican embassy in Quito since December.
He was seized on April 5 in a raid by Ecuadorean police shortly after Mexico granted him asylum status.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have since been suspended and Mexico filed a case with the ICJ two days after the raid, arguing it violated international law.
As part of the case, Mexico on Tuesday asked ICJ judges to issue emergency measures to protect the Mexican diplomatic premises in Quito.