Ecuador announces complaint against Mexico at top UN court in diplomatic spat

Ecuador’s Foreign Minister says it filed a complaint against Mexico’s government at the United Nations’ top court over the decision to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to a highly criticized raid on the Mexican Embassy. Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the complaint cites Mexico because of its move to grant asylum to former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been convicted of corruption. The ministry said the complaint alleges Mexico failed to comply with its obligations not to grant asylum who have been convicted of ordinary crimes. Police raided Mexico’s embassy April 5 and arrested Glas hours after he was granted political asylum.