Abad May Return to Office in Ecuador
December 23, 2024 Hour: 3:15 pm
Vice President Verónica Abad is set to resume her duties after a court ruling nullified her five-month suspension.
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The decision was announced on Monday by Judge Nubia Vera, who found that Abad’s constitutional rights had been violated. Abad was suspended due to allegations of unjustified abandonment of her duties while serving as ambassador in Israel.
The court determined that the reasons for her suspension were not valid and ordered the Ministry of Labor of Ecuador to annul the administrative summary resolution that led to this measure.
This ruling allows Abad to return to her position as vice president, impacting the current political landscape in Ecuador.
Abad filed a legal complaint in August accusing president Daniel Noboa and other officials of gender-based violence. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs then accused her of not following an order in September to temporarily transfer to Turkey.
Abad argued that she arrived eight days after the order because she was not “properly prepared” for the trip and said Noboa’s government suggested “that I leave my children in Israel to go to Turkey alone.” The Ministry of Labor imposed the suspension without pay in early November.
Noboa has called Abad “disloyal”. Abad has called her posting in Israel and other measures as efforts by Noboa and his allies to pressure her to resign.
The origins of the dispute are unknown. Shortly after becoming president, Noboa dispatched her to serve as ambassador to Israel, effectively isolating her from his administration. She has described her monthslong posting as “forced exile.”
Autor: OSG
Fuente: AFP-AP
