The hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Ecuador‘s raid at the Mexican Embassy, which led to both countries cutting ties with one another, has now started at The Hague, Netherlands. Ecuador told its side of the argument and doubled down that it was within its rights to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who was hiding inside the Mexican Embassy.
However, the Mexican Embassy in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito is considered Mexican territory. Mexico filed a lawsuit in the ICJ against Ecuador for violating its sovereignty with the raid. Ecuador was also accused of blatantly violating international treaties by storming the embassy just to arrest the former vice president, who was being protected by the Mexican government after giving him asylum.
Currently, Ecuador has found itself alone and without any allies in the international community after its raid on the Mexican Embassy. Leaders all over the Americas, particularly …