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Ecuador's Former Vice President To Appeal Judge's Decision To Return To Jail

Jorge Glas Ecuador Vice President Rafael Correa Corruption Mexico Prison
A man who sued a jail in Oklahoma County for reportedly torturing him and his fellow inmates by making them listen to "Baby Shark" for hours was found dead in his prison cell on Sunday. This is a representational image. (Credit: Milad Fakurian/Unsplash.)

Jorge Glas, the former vice president of Ecuador, is all set to appeal a judge's decision, which orders him to return to jail, by saying that it would be dangerous for him.

Glas, who was convicted for corruption twice, requested Mexico for political asylum last week. According to the former vice president, he was being persecuted by Ecuador's attorney general's office.

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