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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Mexico Asks For Jailed Ecuador Ex-VP's Relocation Over Health Concerns

Ecuador's ex-vice president Jorge Glas was arrested when police stormed Mexico's embassy in Quito (Credit: JOHN THYS/AFP)

Mexico said Monday it had asked that Ecuador's detained former vice president Jorge Glas be allowed to go to a third country due to his "critical" health condition.

Glas, 54, had sought refuge in the Mexican embassy in Quito when Ecuadoran security forces raided the building on April 5 and held him on corruption charges, prompting a break in diplomatic ties between the two nations.

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