“The prosecution is faced with the impossibility of proof” a false truth“. President of Ecuador William Lasso He reacted with predictable anger after Congress approved a report with 104 affirmative votes recommending it begin this Saturday. blame On suspicion of attempting to violate the security of the state. “The report approved by the National Assembly lacks logical, evidential and legal support. However, I have arranged to respond with absolute transparency and speed to any request by the prosecution to clarify any doubts,” added the president. Lasso’s weakness is, among other things, to undermine the influence of the legislature.
Events in the National Assembly underlined the unfavorable extent of its relationship with the other power of the republic since the beginning of his rule in May 2021: the motion of no confidence received 34 more votes than necessary. The president now faces the possibility of impeachment, so he was asked for exile. Rafael CorreaAs long as the steps demanded by the toughest opposition against the right-wing government are followed.
“The approval of this report does not automatically mean that the political trial has begun,” said Quito newspaper El Comercio. The recommendation of the parliamentary commission is not binding. As Lasso himself points out, it has no legal value. However, in order for the request, which should receive the support of the Constitutional Court as an interim step, to be processed, it is sufficient for 47 deputies to accompany this proposal. If this body approves the no-confidence motion, the TGNA will need 92 votes in favor of the no-confidence motion to enter into force. The path is winding, but as you know, it can be carried out around Lasso itself.
government response
Government Minister Henry Cucalón warned that the past, given by the legislature this Saturday, is eroding democratic stability and general uncertainty. “The report is a fit of patches and fixes; They left out characters that needed to be researched according to their whims and conveniences”said regarding the work of congressmen over the alleged contacts of the president’s brother-in-law, Danilo Carrera, and a personal friend with drug traffickers. At the same time, they argue, the ex-banker’s rise to power means the setting up of a corrupt conspiracy affecting the state-owned oil company and other strategic items.
“Attempting to produce perversely a fable for trying to build a political cause Cucalón added that the flight against the president was not an act of control, but of blatant destabilization.
The Ecuadorian political crisis transcends the current Government. A few hours before the parliamentary session, the prosecution had requested house arrest for the suspect. Lenin Moreno, Lasso’s predecessor is accused of taking a bribe from a Chinese company in exchange for a contract to build the country’s largest hydroelectric power station.