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Ecuador prosecutor seeks detention of vice president in Odebrecht probe
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS OCTOBER 2, 2017 / 12:51 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Ecuador prosecutor seeks detention of vice president in Odebrecht probe
Alexandra Valencia
2 MIN READ
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador’s public prosecutor’s office on Monday requested pre-trial detention for the Andean country’s Vice President Jorge Glas as part of an investigation into Brazilian construction company Odebrecht’s corruption scandal.
“(Prosecutor) Carlos Baca requests preventative prison for Jorge Glas after finding new elements of evidence in the investigation over his illicit association,” the prosecutor’s office said on Twitter.
A judge is expected to make a decision on the request later on Monday. Glas is under investigation but has not been formally charged.
An electric engineer who oversaw the oil and infrastructure sectors while serving as strategic sectors minister between 2010 and 2012, Glas has said there is no proof he was involved in corruption and has dismissed the accusations as politically motivated.
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Ecuador prosecutor seeks detention of vice president in Odebrecht probe
Alexandra Valencia
2 MIN READ
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador’s public prosecutor’s office on Monday requested pre-trial detention for the Andean country’s Vice President Jorge Glas as part of an investigation into Brazilian construction company Odebrecht’s corruption scandal.
“(Prosecutor) Carlos Baca requests preventative prison for Jorge Glas after finding new elements of evidence in the investigation over his illicit association,” the prosecutor’s office said on Twitter.
A judge is expected to make a decision on the request later on Monday. Glas is under investigation but has not been formally charged.
An electric engineer who oversaw the oil and infrastructure sectors while serving as strategic sectors minister between 2010 and 2012, Glas has said there is no proof he was involved in corruption and has dismissed the accusations as politically motivated.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-odebrecht-ecuador/ecuador-prosecutor-seeks-detention-of-vice-president-in-odebrecht-probe-idUSKCN1C728Y
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