Mexico presented this Thursday a case against Ecuador before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over the assault on the Mexican embassy in Quito last Friday, the Foreign Ministry said.
“Today we are very proud to present an appeal to the International Court of Justice. The term is ‘request to initiate proceedings’ (…). There is no doubt, Ecuador violated the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations by violating the embassy’s immunity,” Alejandro Celorio, legal advisor to the Mexican Foreign Ministry, said at a news conference.
The Mexican government has also announced that it will request it the suspension of the Andean country from the United Nations until he apologizes for his actions.
Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena stated in a conference that representatives of the Mexican government have presented to the international body the request for proceedings against Ecuador for the events that occurred in its diplomatic headquarters on April 5 and which led to the the arrest of former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glaswho had been residing there since December and had received political asylum.
Bárcena indicated that, as part of the lawsuit, Mexico will request the “suspension of Ecuador as a member of the United Nations Organization until a public apology is issued recognizing the violations of fundamental principles and norms of international law.”
Likewise, the Chancellor specified that the action will require that the International Court of Justice be the competent body to determine the responsibility of the Ecuadorian State towards to begin the process of expulsion from the UN.
Source: Clarin
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