Ecuador judge sends former vice-president Jorge Glas to trial


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  • Tuesday, 20 May 2025

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) -A judge in Ecuador on Monday ruled former vice president Jorge Glas will face trial for alleged misuse of public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake.

Glas is currently in prison serving out convictions in two prior corruption cases.

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