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The National Assembly of Ecuador has declared as 'inadmissible' a request by the Attorney General's Office to investigate former President Rafael Correa in connection with the kidnapping of former Congressman Fernando Balda.
After Judge Daniella Camacho requested the initiation of criminal proceedings against Correa, the National Assembly declared the request inadmissible with 83 affirmative votes, two against and 13 abstentions.
Former congressman Balda was kidnapped in August 2012 in Bogota. On May 31, Attorney General Paul Perez sent a request to the National Court of Justice alleging Correa's "participation" in the kidnapping, considered a potential "state crime" involving officials and public funds.
[VOTACIÓN] Con 83 votos afirmativos, el Pleno de la Asamblea Nacional declara improcedente el pedido de la jueza #DaniellaCamacho de autorizar o no el enjuiciamiento penal al expresidente de la República, Rafael Correa Delgado. #RespetamosLaCONSTITUCION https://t.co/OUl7vvohDv pic.twitter.com/1HqKtYhj4X
— Asamblea Nacional (@AsambleaEcuador) June 14, 2018
Como les anticipé, una mayoría parlamentaria se burla de la Constitución y la Justicia, y en lugar de autorizar el levantamiento de la inmunidad, para lo cual requerían 92 votos (art.120, num.10 CRE), se declaran incompetentes para resolver, con 83 votos.
— Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael) June 14, 2018
Todo debería ser nulo.
On the outskirts of the National Assembly, protesters gathered to reject Correa's involvement in the judicial process but were forced back by police using tear gas.
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