Mexico denounces Ecuador to ICJ for embassy raid
MEXICO CITY, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government formally denounced Ecuador's government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito on April 5, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena announced on Thursday.
"We want to test the international justice system," Barcena said alongside President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at a daily press conference.
"We are experiencing a moment of extreme weakness in the multilateral world and in international relations. We see violations all over the world that affect not only diplomats, but the civilian population," she said.
Mexico's lawsuit aims to hold Ecuador accountable for breaching "the inviolability" of the embassy and calls for suspending the South American country as a member of the United Nations unless it offers a public apology.
According to Barcena, the ICJ could even rule on the matter to expel the country from the United Nations.
Police stormed Mexico's embassy in Quito on April 5 to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, just hours after Mexico granted him political asylum, prompting Mexico to sever ties with Ecuador.
"What we want is that a despicable event like the one that Mexico suffered, especially its diplomatic representation, is not repeated," said Obrador.
"That it is not repeated in any country in the world and that international law is guaranteed, that the premises, the embassies of countries in any nation are not violated and that the countries where the embassies are located be committed to protecting the independence and guaranteeing the sovereignty of those spaces. That is what we want," he said. ■
Related articles
Target starts price war with Walmart by slashing the cost of 5,000 popular items
Target will be lowering prices on at least 5,000 frequently bought products ranging from milk to dia2024-05-21China economy update: Evergrande shares plunge 70 per cent
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here2024-05-21US restricts trade with companies tied to drones used by Russia, Houthis
WASHINGTON —The United States restricted trade with five companies on Wednesday that it said help pr2024-05-21Officials advise softer is better when it comes to boot camps
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone2024-05-21Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
PHOENIX (AP) — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has planned presidential fa2024-05-21Four killed, several injured as race car hits spectators at Hungary rally
A vehicle competing in the Esztergom Nyerges Rally left the road and crashed into spectators on Sund2024-05-21
atest comment