Lenín Moreno: Correa must return and respond to the accusations against him

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(CNN Spanish) - Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa must return to the country to respond to the accusations against him, his successor, President Lenín Moreno, said Wednesday.

"Ecuadorian institutions are clear that the presence of the former president is necessary to respond to the accusations against him, for many aspects, ranging from common crimes, corruption, to kidnappings," Moreno said in an interview with Fernando del Corner in "Conclusions."

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Moreno said Correa will have to respond, but "I think he is ashamed, ashamed to do so."

"I think that I should stop shaming people, the supporters they still have and return, and face, as always requested from political opponents who were abroad, to return to the country and respond for their actions," he said. leader.

On whether he expects Correa to return to Ecuador soon, Moreno said “I see it very difficult because his image is quite discredited. He certainly has many grateful people, mainly institutions, companies, people very grateful for everything they received from him. But I believe that Ecuador is maturing politically. ”

What will happen to Julian Assange and Ola Bini?

The Ecuadorian president is in New York, where he participates in the UN General Assembly.

In that context, Moreno also spoke about the hacker Julian Assange, arrested in the United Kingdom, and his possible extradition to the United States.

“The United Kingdom agreed with us that Mr. Assange was not going to be extradited to a country where his life was in danger. We hope you fulfill that commitment. So far goes our responsibility, ”he said.

If the United States guarantees Mr. Assange's life, would the Ecuadorian government agree? He was asked.

“We have not stated that you do not send Mr. Assange to the United States. We have stated that you do not send it to a country where your life is in danger. And if that precept is fulfilled, the UK government will know how to make its decision, ”said the president.

Regarding Ola Bini, friend of Assange who is forbidden to leave Ecuador, Moreno said that "almost certainly, he acted according to the ideas, concepts and political bias of Mr. Assange's statements."

"At this time, the information we have is being investigated and more and more evidence has emerged that Mr. Ola Bini has intervened not only in the politics of Ecuador, but throughout the world," Moreno said during the interview.

As to whether Bini could have intervened in the United States, Moreno replied: "Possibly yes."

“I would like to be very respectful of American politics. Each country will have to determine its present and its future. I prefer not to comment on this, "he said, but added:" We are concerned that a person who has been residing in Ecuador is intervening in the politics of a sister country. "

Decriminalization of abortion "is not a political issue"

President Moreno also spoke about abortion in Ecuador, after last week, the National Assembly did not get the necessary votes for the approval of one of the reforms to the Criminal Code that proposed the decriminalization of this in case of violation.

Asked whether he would intervene in the decision, as requested by some assembly members, Moreno said that in his opinion "it is not a political issue."

“I worry that it has been dealt with in the Assembly, which is a political organism, and that it is sent to the Executive, which is also a political organism. I think it's a scientific issue, it's a technical issue. We must clearly understand several aspects, ranging from the biological, the physiological, the psychological ”.

"I would like to have all the information to make the decision," he added.

On whether he would vote what was voted in the Assembly, he said that he has not yet made a decision, but that he has a month to do so.

“I still have not processed it completely. I don't discard it, nor accept it, ”he said.

Lenin Moreno