Members of an elite corps of the Ecuadorian Police trying to break into the Mexican Embassy on Friday. Their goal was to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who is convicted of corruption.Jose Jacome (EFE)Journalists film as police enter the front garden of the Mexican Embassy in Quito.Jose Jacome (EFE)A van leaves the Mexican Embassy. It is believed to be moving former vice president Jorge Glas.Jose Jacome (EFE)
The head of the Mexican embassy’s Foreign and Political Affairs Department, Roberto Canseco Martínez, struggles with police officers to try to prevent them from taking away Jorge Glas.
Jose Jacome (EFE)Roberto Canseco Martínez struggles with police officers.Jose Jacome (EFE)Roberto Canseco Martinez is held down by Ecuadorian police officers in Quito.Jose Jacome (EFE)
Roberto Canseco at the doorway where the police broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito.Dolores Ochoa (AP)Ecuadorian soldiers were standing guard outside the Mexican Embassy in Quito since Friday afternoon. The raid took place after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made controversial comments about the 2023 Ecuadorian election.Karen Toro (Reuters)A military vehicle stationed outside the Embassy on Friday afternoon.Karen Toro (Reuters)
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