VP Jorge Glas returned to La Roca penitentiary center after incidents in that prison

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The former vice president of the Republic, Jorge Glas, returned this Sunday, January 5, to La Roca prison, in Guayaquil, after having been temporarily removed from his cell due to incidents caused by inmates. teleSUR

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00:00And in Ecuador, on Sunday night, the National Service of Integral Attention for Adults Deprived

00:04of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders informed that former Vice President Jorge Glass was

00:08returned to his cell after an assassination attempt.

00:11According to the authorities, all security protocols were activated before and remain

00:15active.

00:16The response managed to stop incidents that were generated by other prisoners and that

00:21in effect put the life of the former Vice President at risk.

00:24The organization points to incidents generated intentionally to destabilize order and peace

00:29and assures that Jorge Glass enjoys security guarantees.

00:32Despite the measures granted by national and international bodies, the former Vice President

00:36has been held in La Roca prison since Ecuadorian forces assaulted the Mexican embassy where

00:41he was in asylum in April 2024.

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