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El ex vicepresidente de Ecuador Jorge Glas enfrentará un juicio por un nuevo caso corrupción

Un juez de Ecuador dictaminó el lunes que el ex vicepresidente Jorge Glas se enfrentará a juicio por el presunto uso indebido de fondos públicos asignados para la reconstrucción de las zonas costeras afectadas por el devastador terremoto de 2016.
Glas se encuentra actualmente en prisión cumpliendo condenas en dos casos de corrupción anteriores.
El juez Marco Aguirre decidió llamar a juicio a Glas y otro ex funcionario argumentando que había motivos suficientes para presumir su participación en el delito de presunto delito de peculado al liderar un comité de reconstrucción de las zonas afectadas en el terremoto.
La Fiscalía General había solicitado que Glas y otros ocho ex funcionarios, algunos de los cuales se encuentran fuera del país, se presenten a juicio en el caso.
Los fiscales acusan a Glas, quien lideraba un comité de reconstrucción de las provincias de Manabí y Esmeraldas, y a ocho ex funcionarios de incluir obras ajenas a las identificadas como prioritarias tras el devastador terremoto para su financiamiento.
Los fondos para la reconstrucción se recaudaron con contribuciones de los salarios de trabajadores públicos y privados y un aumento del impuesto al valor agregado (IVA).
La fiscalía ha dicho que además existiría un abuso de dinero público en beneficio de terceras personas que fueron contratistas y fiscalizadores de los contratos suscritos.
Por este caso Glas, quien fue vicepresidente en el gobierno de Rafael Correa entre 2013 y 2017, fue capturado tras una incursión el año pasado en la embajada de México en Quito, lo que provocó el rompimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre ambos países.
La abogada de Glas, Sonia Vera, dijo en X que la resolución era una persecución política.
“Se trata de una imputación que criminaliza decisiones de política pública adoptadas en el marco de un órgano colegiado”, aseguró al señalar que no existe ningún indicio de apropiación o desvío de fondos públicos en beneficio de terceros.

Por otra parte, la Fiscalía de Ecuador notificó al ex vicepresidente de su vinculación a una investigación previa que se sigue por el asesinato del ex candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio, según confirmó a EFE su abogada Sonia Vera, quien señaló que no existen pruebas y que se está usando el “poder penal como herramienta de persecución política”.
La notificación llegó a la defensa de Glas el pasado 6 de mayo, pero no fue hasta este martes que se hizo público, cuando empezó a circular en redes sociales un documento no confirmado hasta el momento por la Fiscalía en el que se señalaba que, además del ex vicepresidente, se iba supuestamente a incluir en la investigación a otras personas, varios también vinculados al correísmo.
En ese documento, cuya autenticidad no ha sido confirmada ni desmentida por el Ministerio Público, aparecen también los nombres del ex ministro del Interior José Serrano y el ex asambleísta Ronny Aleaga, además de los empresarios Xavier Jordán y Daniel Salcedo, imputados por la Fiscalía a otros casos de corrupción. Ninguno de ellos se ha pronunciado al respecto.
“¡Demencial! Ahora se quiere culpar del asesinato de Villavicencio a Jorge Glas. Fiscalía se ha vuelto un patio de comedias”, escribió en la red social Rafael Correa, que recurrentemente acusa a la fiscal general, Diana Salazar, de llevar a cabo una persecución contra el correísmo.
Antes de ser candidato presidencial, Villavicencio ejerció de periodista y asambleísta, donde fue una de las figuras más críticas contra Correa, quien lo demandó por difamación e injurias. En el momento de su asesinato, la candidata correísta Luisa González lideraba las encuestas para la primera vuelta de 2023.
(Con información de Reuters y EFE)
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Israel hostage deal in doubt as Hamas adds demands, US envoy calls terms ‘unacceptable’

Hamas has agreed to release 10 living hostages and return the bodies of 18 more, but the terms of the proposed deal have been deemed unacceptable by the U.S. and Israel.
The group, which has been on the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations since 1997, made the announcement in a statement Saturday and said it was being done on the condition that a number of Palestinian prisoners be returned in exchange as part of a means to achieve a permanent ceasefire.
Israeli media reported that Hamas added new demands to the proposal from U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, including a permanent ceasefire, complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and unrestricted humanitarian aid flow into the strip.
Witkoff’s proposal did not include a full withdrawal or a ceasefire, the Jerusalem Post reported, and that Hamas added terms of its own.
In a statement posted to X on Saturday, Witkoff called Hamas’ response to the American proposal «totally unacceptable» and warned it «only takes us backward.» He urged the group to accept the original framework in order to begin proximity talks as early as next week, which could pave the way for a 60-day ceasefire and the return of both living and deceased hostages.
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Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in southern Israel, hold their portraits during a protest at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to mark 600 days of captivity. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
In a statement before Witkoff’s response, Hamas wrote: «After conducting a round of national consultations, and based on our immense sense of responsibility towards our people and their suffering, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) today submitted its response to US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s latest proposal to the mediating parties.
«This proposal aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, a comprehensive withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and ensure the flow of aid to our people and our families in the Gaza Strip.»
Reacting to the announcement, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that while Israel had agreed to the updated Witkoff framework, «Hamas continues to cling to its refusal.» The office emphasized that Israel remains committed to bringing its hostages home and defeating Hamas, citing Witkoff’s remarks as confirmation that Hamas’ latest stance undermines progress.
Hamas is holding 58 hostages in Gaza. Of these, Israeli intelligence assesses that at least 34 are deceased, leaving approximately 24 believed to be alive. More than 250 people were captured during the Hamas terror attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has been negotiating a ceasefire proposal in Gaza. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
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The latest proposal being negotiated involves the release of 10 living hostages and a number of bodies during a 60-day pause in exchange for more than 1,100 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including 100 serving long sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks, The Associated Press reported Friday, citing a Hamas official and an Egyptian official speaking on condition of anonymity.
U.S. negotiators had not publicized the terms of the proposal.
Witkoff’s office reiterated on social media that the proposed deal could allow «half of the living hostages and half of those who are deceased» to return to their families if Hamas agrees to enter talks under the current terms.
The statement stressed that the window to finalize the deal is narrowing, and that major negotiations could begin «in good faith» within days if Hamas accepts.
«As stated by the U.S. President’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff: Hamas’ response is unacceptable and sets the situation back,» the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Hamas fighters stand in formation as Palestinians gather on a street to watch the handover of three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, Feb. 8. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump said Friday that negotiators were nearing a deal.
«They’re very close to an agreement on Gaza, and we’ll let you know about it during the day or maybe tomorrow,» Trump told reporters in Washington. Late in the evening, asked if he was confident Hamas would approve the deal, he told reporters: «They’re in a big mess. I think they want to get out of it.»
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Deep differences between Hamas and Israel have stymied previous attempts to restore a ceasefire that broke down in March.
Israel has insisted that Hamas disarm completely, be dismantled as a military and governing force and return all hostages still held in Gaza before it agrees to end the war. Hamas has rejected the demand to give up its weapons and says Israel must pull its troops out of Gaza and commit to ending the war.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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White House urges Iran to accept nuclear deal as IAEA reports uranium enrichment spike

The White House on Saturday said it is in Iran’s «best interest to accept» its proposal on a nuclear deal following a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency saying the country is swiftly increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade enriched uranium.
«President Trump has made it clear that Iran can never obtain a nuclear bomb,» White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. «Special Envoy [Steve] Witkoff has sent a detailed and acceptable proposal to the Iranian regime, and it’s in their best interest to accept it. Out of respect for the ongoing deal, the administration will not comment on details of the proposal to the media.»
The IAEA’s report said Iran had increased its stockpile to 900.8 pounds of uranium enriched by up to 60% as of May 17, a nearly 50% increase since the agency’s last report in February, which put the stockpile at 605.8 pounds.
The report said Iran is «the only non-nuclear-weapon state to produce such material,» which is a «serious concern.»
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The White House on Saturday said it is in Iran’s «best interest to accept» its proposal on a nuclear deal after a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said the country is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade enriched uranium. (Getty Images)
The IAEA added that just 92 pounds of 60% enriched uranium is enough to produce an atomic bomb if it is enriched to 90%.
Iran maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but U.S. intelligence agencies say the country has «undertaken activities that better position it to produce a nuclear device, if it chooses to do so.»
Iran’s Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a joint statement that the report was based on «unreliable and differing information sources,» claiming that it was biased and unprofessional.
The statement added, «The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its disappointment about the report, which was prepared by imposing pressure on the agency for political purposes, and expresses its obvious objection about its content.»

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi in front of the gate of the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant in Fordow near the city of Qom last November. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran/AFP via Getty Images)
On Thursday, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that he was unsure a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal could be imminently reached.
«Iran is sincere about a diplomatic solution that will serve the interests of all sides. But getting there requires an agreement that will fully terminate all sanctions and uphold Iran’s nuclear rights — including enrichment,» he wrote.
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Oman Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi presented the Trump administration’s first formal proposal in Tehran Saturday, which calls for Iran to cease all uranium enrichment and for a regional consortium that includes Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Arab states and the U.S. for producing nuclear power, The New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the document.

An Iranian newspaper addresses the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. (Alborz Irani/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office also put out a rare statement on a Saturday about the IAEA’s report, calling it «grave.»
«The agency presents a stark picture that serves as a clear warning sign: Despite countless warnings by the international community, Iran is totally determined to complete its nuclear weapons program,» Netanyahu’s office said.
«The report strongly reinforces what Israel has been saying for years — the purpose of Iran’s nuclear program is not peaceful. This is evident from the alarming scope of Iran’s uranium enrichment activity. Such a level of enrichment exists only in countries actively pursuing nuclear weapons and has no civilian justification whatsoever.
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«The report clearly indicates that Iran remains in non-compliance of its fundamental commitments and obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and continues to withhold cooperation from IAEA inspectors. The international community must act now to stop Iran.»
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