Ecuadorian police transferred Jorge Glass to a maximum security prison in Guayaquil

Mandatory entry inside Mexican Diplomatic Headquarters Inside That's it Bilateral relations between the two countries were strained by the Ecuadorian police. Ecuadorean police officers raided the embassy, ​​located in the north center of the capital, and detained former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Claus, on trial for corruption and a fugitive from justice until then. After spending the early morning hours of April 6 in a felony delicto unit where a prison ticket was executed, Klaus was transferred to La Roca maximum security prison in Guayaquilconfirmed as Infobay Allocated resource from Prison Services (SNAI).

Infobay SNAI agreed to release a statement on this transfer: “On this April 6, 2024, in accordance with the provisions issued by the competent judicial authority and under a strict security operation coordinated with the Armed Forces and the National Police, citizen Jorge G, Guayas Deprivation of Liberty Center (CPL) no. Transferred to 3. At the destination center, the person deprived of liberty is subjected to the respective medical evaluation by the personnel of the Ministry of Public Health and in accordance with the provided procedure. In legal terms, this is based on initial classification criteria. The government service requests the media and general public to get information through the official channels of the company where necessary updates will be provided in this case. The report was released within minutes of its circulation in the media.

Former President Rafael Correa And Klaus' party partner shared a video of the exchange on his X account. In the footage, the former vice president can be seen boarding Ecuadorian Air Force Flight 452. Glass mounts the plane with difficulty. Correa wrote: “They are taking George Glass to Guayaquil. This criminal government deployment is impressive! George was beaten and had difficulty walking. This is crazy. No matter how arrogant Noboa is, it is foolish to believe that he will go unpunished.

Around 7:30 a.m. (Ecuadorian time), an armored military car left the flagrant unit where Glass would be mobilized to board the plane that would take him to La Roca, a maximum-security prison where crime lords and criminals are held. Other detainees tried for influence peddling include Vice President Veronica Abad's son; Former Justice Department Chief Wilman Teran and former Deputy Pablo Muendez; The latter have been linked to cases of metastasis and purge, respectively.

From the Citizen Revolution movement on Correism, Glas has been denied access to his defense and his lawyers have not been able to see him since his arrest at the Mexican embassy.

La Roca is a maximum security prison in Guayaquil and its official name is Centro de Privación de Libertad (CPL) Guayas N° 3. The prison is part of a prison complex that includes the Littoral Penitentiary, the most violent in the country. , and to the regional prison, a survivor nicknamed Pito.

Infobay It was unofficially known that the La Roca block that provided the damage had already been activated after the police action Controlled explosion Last September. This jail has the facility to accommodate 100 inmates. However, for security reasons, SNAI does not disclose how many inmates there are currently.

As reported Trade, one of the unique features of this prison is its automatic cell control system. Instead of depending on security guards to open and close doors, the procedure is carried out from a central room where security mechanisms are activated in each area. Prisoners are kept in strict solitary confinement. Their social interactions are limited to visiting the yard at certain times for fresh air or exercise, without contact with other prisoners. In addition, they are prohibited from receiving visitors, except for meetings with their lawyers or interrogators, and have no access to any outside communication.