Mexico asks the UN Court to defend the inviolability of embassies after the assault of its legation in Ecuador

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Mexico asks the UN Court to defend the inviolability of embassies after the assault of its legation in Ecuador

On Tuesday, the Government of Mexico accused Ecuador of violating international laws by raiding its embassy in Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, on April 5, forcibly removing the former vice-president of the Andean country, Jorge Glas. The politician, accused of corruption, was in the diplomatic legation as a political asylum seeker. In view of the assault, Mexico has asked the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue precaution…