The defense of the former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas calls the view on the 'habeas corpus' an "outrage"

MADRID, 23 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The defense of the former vice president of Ecuador Jorge Glas has called the court hearing held last week an "outrage" and in which the Justice decided to revoke the 'habeas corpus' granted to Glas in mid-April and for which he was allowed to leave prison.

In a statement, the legal team has pointed out that this is a violation of Glas' "right to defense" and has indicated that the former vice president is "paying the bill for media and political pressure within the framework of 'habeas corpus'". "(Glas) returns to prison without examining the reality of the danger to his life and integrity," he warned.

Thus, he has denounced the "multiple interferences by other functions of the State" and has stated that what is known as the 'Bribery Case' "has been repeated within the framework of this procedure." "The public statements of the president of the National Court of Justice and the president of the Council of the Judiciary seem to disregard the powers of the Constitutional Court, the jurisprudence on 'habeas corpus' and the institution of binding precedent", collects the text.

Glas' lawyers have also reiterated their "concern about the progress of the appeal that was granted to protect his life and physical and psychological integrity, fundamental rights protected by numerous international standards" and have asked "to intervene to expose the situation of serious risk to which Glas is being subjected inside a penitentiary".

"The refusal to listen to the arguments of International Law (...) is worrying. Against that decision, from Jorge Glas's international defense team we filed a request for revocation, but the decision of the Court of Santa Elena to revoke the ' habeas corpus' intervened suddenly before the end of the short term to introduce it", they have assured.

Glas was transferred over the weekend to Prison 4 in Quito for "security reasons" after returning to prison on Friday. The former 'number two' of former President Rafael Correa was transferred from the Cotopaxi prison after an altercation between prisoners from opposing gangs.

The former vice president, in prison since the end of 2017, must continue to serve two sentences, one of six years in prison for illicit association and another more recent eight years for bribery.