Rafael Correa: "Not even in the worst dictatorships has a country's embassy been violated" The former president of Ecuador called the current president "improvised" and spoke of an "immoral and ignorant" government. Jorge Glas was captured by the Police who forcibly entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito, where he had political asylum.

The Ecuadorian government defended its actions in a statement in which it confirmed the arrest of Glas and his placing at the disposal of the judicial authorities.