Ecuador: Judge in trouble for favouring banana firms

The Fourth Labour Judge of Guayas, Augusto Posligua, accused the president of the Provincial Court of Justice, Francisco Morales, of corrupt practices, ordering his detention at the request of the Internal Revenue Service (SRI).

After a hearing at the Court's presidency, Posligua, who was taken into custody by the Guayas Judicial Police (PJ), defended the suspension of precautionary measures in favour of Bananeras Noboa, pointing out that he acted correctly "by requesting a consultation to the Constitutional Court (CC) so that this institution decides whether the payment required by the SRI to this firm, owned by the pre-presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa Pontón, is appropriate or not."

The Fourth Labour Judge reiterated that Morales has transgressed the law by acting on instructions from the SRI, regardless of his rights as an Ecuadorian. To this he added that "from prison he will pursue judicial actions against Carlos Marx Carrasco, director of the SRI, for threats" and against the judge in Guayas for his detention and prosecution.

Source: Lahora.com.ec