It is assumed that it is not known, but indeed it is known.

There is a case of what the United States Ambassador, Michael J. Fitzpatrick, said in this regard last Thursday, December 7, 2023, for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. In the spaces of power, they would be actors of this and protectors of that.

He mentioned Fernando Villavicencio, killed on August 9, 2023: “The assassination of the presidential candidate, known for his fight against corruption, Fernando Villavicencio, marked an indelible turning point in the peaceful society that Ecuador was and wants to be. “.

The ambassador – on several occasions – mentioned “observation media turned into extortion media, in order to divert the attention of the audience”; “sports leadership used to launder money”, “narco-generals, judges and prosecutors who have had their visas revoked because of their ties to the mafia”, among other terms. Regarding the results of the second round of presidential elections, which took place in October 2023, his words were: “it was a firm yes in favor of democracy and a strong no to drug dealers, terrorists.”

Paradoxes.

Those whom Villavicencio calls corrupt and linked to “narcos”, presenting more details that he will present in the presidential debate on August 13, 2023, which he did not attend due to the murder, would also have tentacles in the commission appointed by the Assembly. National to help in the investigation of his crime, if we believe his former rival, Andrea González Nader, “‘lobby’ and ‘muñequeo’ movements, the biases of taking over the show, to get their hands on the evidence”.

An impeachment trial against Diana Salazar, the state attorney general, has already been granted at the government’s request. The naive explanation that it had to be approved because the request met the formal conditions, but “don’t worry”, is behind other political trials (which would be against the National Electoral Council and against the former ministers of transport Guillermo Lasso, Darío Herrera; of energy, Fernando Santos Alvite, and from internal affairs, Juan Zapata) with whom the trial against the state attorney would last for months. Naivety, because due to political pressure there may be a withdrawal or the plenary session could set priorities.

At the proposal of the Construye council, a process would be conducted against the president and members of the Judicial Council with alleged protection, accused of delaying the sanctioning of corrupt judges and untimely undertaking of corrective measures, which they are also following. a procedure that even qualified observers have condemned as flawed, for the appointment of judges of the National Court, a judgment to which the PSC and ADN declare themselves to adhere; But if you stand in line, when would it be? Until when will new judges be appointed without correcting the deficiencies of the competition?

Putting the trial against those from the Judicial Council on the waiting list would be a mockery of Ecuador and, more than a form of cover-up, would mean – for those responsible – becoming co-authors of the crimes they did not prevent. with timely action. (OR)