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Reuters
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Ecuador judge sends former vice-president Jorge Glas to trial
QUITO, May 19 (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. The attorney general's office had asked that Glas and eight other ex-officials, some of whom are outside the country, face charges in the case. Prosecutors accuse Glas, who led the reconstruction effort for Manabi and Esmeraldas provinces after the earthquake, of misdirecting funds for non-priority works. Judge Marco Aguirre said during a public hearing that there were indications that Glas committed embezzlement by using funds intended for reconstruction for other projects that were not related to the reconstruction in Manabi. The funds were raised through taxes, including an increase in VAT. The prosecution also claims the funds were misused for the benefit of contractors and supervisors involved in the reconstruction. Glas, who served as vice president under Rafael Correa from 2013 to 2017, was captured by Ecuadorean authorities following a raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito last year, which led to the severing of diplomatic ties between Ecuador and Mexico. Glas' lawyer Sonia Vera said in a post on X that the ruling was a sign of "the use of criminal proceedings as a tool of political persecution, in open violation of due process." She added that there was no evidence of misappropriation of public funds for personal benefit or that of third parties nor harm to the national treasury, both essential requirements to establish the crime of embezzlement.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Smoke from train triggers panic among passengers in Jodhpur
Jodhpur: Smoke billowing from Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity Express on Saturday morning sparked panic among the passengers. Suspecting fire in the train, they got off the train out of panic. The incident occurred near Gotan railway station at about 9.30am. The locomotive pilot, however, applied brakes immediately after noticing smoke, thus averting any mishap. The officials, arranged to dispatch another locomotive from Jodhpur, which first pulled back the train to the nearest station Jogi Magra after reaching the spot. Following necessary checks, the train, with the replaced engine, resumed its journey to Jodhpur at 12.15pm, thus, delaying the train for over two-and-a-half hours. Meanwhile, on the instructions of the DRM (Jodhpur) Anurag Tripathi, a team has been formed to investigate the incident to ascertain the reason for the engine failure. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Manabi: AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Aroun... Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo "The team will inquire if the failure of the engine was caused by any technical fault or any maintenance related negligence," said the official. According to preliminary information, train number 22977, the Jaipur-Jodhpur Express, departed for Jodhpur on Saturday at its scheduled time of 6am. Around 9:30am, the train had passed Jogi Magra, but about 2-3 kilometers before reaching Gotan station, smoke was seen emanating from the engine. Noticing this, the loco pilot immediately applied the emergency brakes and stopped the train. According to railway sources, the smoke was caused by a technical fault in the engine. The train was stopped in time, and a technical team was called to the spot. The incident led to suspension of traffic on this track temporarily, which was resumed after the train set off for Jodhpur with the replaced locomotive.
