Undeterred, the Argentine Embassy in Ecuador informs the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that its refugee, Ms. María de los Ángeles Duarte, has just “escaped” from the embassy residence. This looks like making fun of Ecuador. It is to be assumed that the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as soon as it is informed, will turn on all the red alarms, the borders will be closed. “Surprisingly,” there was no Ecuadorian guard. Did the Argentine embassy immediately inform you about the escape? It must be remembered that the Argentine President personally asked the Ecuadorian, in Buenos Aires, to consider Ms. Duarte as an asylum seeker; that his insistence came very close to violating elementary rules of decency.

Making a parallel, Mr. Julian Assange never dreamed that he would escape from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The whole world would scoff at the security of the United Kingdom. If Mrs. Duarte did not escape by rocket, or at least by helicopter, she must have been in Ecuadorian territory at the time Argentina was notified, although they seem to have foreseen this and she is already safe with the protection of the Embassy, ​​which would be an insult and it would deserve to declare the ambassador persona non grata and order our return. The Argentine government has given strong signals that it is acting for ideological reasons. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must enforce our sovereignty. To be or not to be.

Let’s move on to another case of justice and diplomacy. In the Sinohydro case, the Attorney General requested the arrest of several defendants; the judge did not order prison, but ordered alternative precautionary measures, such as a ban on leaving the country, the use of shackles, and occasional appearances before judges. Former President Lenín Moreno is among the accused, who is currently in Paraguay performing a diplomatic function for the Organization of American States (OAS).

Mr. Moreno must appear in person, on the territory of Ecuador, before the judge presiding over the process. If you do not do this, the judge, the state attorney, must declare you a fugitive from justice. The OAS representation in Paraguay would only become an excuse to avoid justice and the world will not collapse due to the absence of Mr. Moreno in Paraguay. The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, must demand from the OAS the immediate termination of Mr. Moreno’s duties in Paraguay. To be or not to be.

By connecting the ideas, about how one should face accusations affecting honor, a historical event comes to mind. While Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra was in Buenos Aires, after his third presidential term, an accusation was brought against him in Congress, blaming him for the unfortunate death of a young student, Isidro Romero, from the Mejía School. Velasco Ibarra’s reaction was weak: he announced his immediate return to Ecuador to answer the accusations to Congress. Congress did not file a lawsuit. To be or not to be.

In this tumultuous phase in which we live, we must illustrate ourselves with examples from the past in order to act uplifted thinking of the earth. (OR)