(23 May 2024)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Hague, Netherlands – 23 May 2024
1. Exterior of the International Court of Justice headquarters
2. UN flag
3. Various of Mexico representatives arriving in courtroom
4. Wide of Mexico and Ecuador representatives shaking hands
5. Various of Mexican delegation seated
6. Various of the ICJ judges arriving in courtroom
STORYLINE:
The top United Nations court is ruling Thursday on an urgent request by Mexico to order Ecuador to protect Mexican diplomatic property in the aftermath of the storming of the embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president.
The April 5 raid, hours after Mexico granted asylum to former Vice President Jorge Glas, drew widespread condemnation in Latin America and ratcheted up tensions that had been brewing between the two countries since Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive, took refuge at the embassy in December.
Thursday’s hearing comes at a preliminary phase of a case filed by Mexico accusing Ecuador of breaching international law and asking the court to suspend Ecuador as member of the United Nations.
The case will likely take years to resolve.
In the meantime, Mexico wants the court to order Ecuador to take “appropriate and immediate steps to provide full protection and security of diplomatic premises” and prevent any further intrusions.
It also wants Ecuador to let Mexico clear its diplomatic premises and the homes of its diplomats in the country.
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