Ecuador ex-vice president Glas attempted suicide, ex-President Correa says


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  • Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas talks during an interview with Reuters at the Government Palace in Quito, Ecuador, August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia/file Photo

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's former vice president Jorge Glas was taken to hospital earlier this week following a suicide attempt, former President Rafael Correa said in a message on X on Wednesday, which was confirmed by Glas' lawyer Sonia Vera.

Glas, already twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh charges, was arrested on Friday after a raid by police on Mexico's Quito embassy, where he had been living since December.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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