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Weekly Report - 14 June 2018 (WR-18-23)

ECUADOR: Correa probe exacerbates political divisions

“This is a very serious matter and the government is concerned because it is very grave to think that a former president was involved in something like this.” This was the response of the Ecuadorean government, led by President Lenín Moreno, to the request by the attorney general’s office to include former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) in a high-profile kidnapping case dating back to 2012. The move against Correa has been rejected by his supporters, who say it is part of the Moreno government’s efforts to discredit Correa and his political legacy. The case will deepen the rift between pro-Moreno and pro-Correa factions, which has dominated Ecuador’s political scene since Moreno succeeded his former political mentor last year.

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