Jorge Glas Espinel
Jorge Glas Espinel is a former Vice President of Ecuador who served from 2013 to 2017. He is known for his involvement in various infrastructure projects during his tenure, but his political career has been overshadowed by legal troubles, including convictions for corruption related to the Odebrecht scandal. In recent news, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) has taken measures to address concerns regarding his mental and physical health while he serves his prison sentences, acknowledging the harsh conditions of his detention.
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Jorge Glas Espinel is the former vice president of Ecuador who is currently incarcerated in the Cárcel del Encuentro.
Jorge Glas es el único reo de la Cárcel del Encuentro que tiene ‘una hora de luz natural’ y además recibe atenciones médicas: ‘Todas le han sido brindadas’ | Seguridad | Noticias
Ecuador· 2026-02-19
Jorge Glas Espinel is the former vice president of Ecuador and brother of Heriberto Glas Espinel, who is implicated in the corruption investigation.
Secretario de Integridad Pública recordó supuestos nexos de políticos ecuatorianos con contratos de PDVSA en el país | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-01-28
Jorge Glas Espinel is the former vice president who provided testimony regarding the Sinohydro case.
Las ‘gestiones’ políticas a favor de Sinohydro apuntan a Lenín Moreno como posible autor directo del delito de cohecho, según juez | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-12-08
Jorge Glas, a former vice president of the Republic, is linked to possible irregularities in his release from prison in 2022.
Wilman Terán, expresidente de la Judicatura tres veces sentenciado por corrupción, también fue trasladado a la cárcel del Encuentro | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-11-13
Jorge Glas Espinel is the former vice president of Ecuador who was recently transferred to a prison amid allegations of institutional humiliation.
Abogada de Jorge Glas dice que su traslado a la Cárcel del Encuentro es un “acto de desacato y humillación institucional” | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-11-11
Jorge Glas Espinel was transferred to the Cárcel del Encuentro due to his convictions for corruption.
Jorge Glas está entre los 300 presos de ‘alta peligrosidad’ que fueron trasladados a la Cárcel del Encuentro | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-11-11Jorge Glas Espinel is the former vice president of Ecuador who is currently detained and has been announced to receive Colombian nationality by the president of Colombia.
Ecuador no ha recibido ningún documento oficial sobre la nacionalidad colombiana de Jorge Glas, aclara Cancillería | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-09-16
Jorge Glas Espinel was transferred to the La Roca prison after being convicted of embezzlement.
Trasladan a Jorge Glas a cárcel La Roca, anuncia su abogada | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-07-01
Jorge Glas is the former Vice President of Ecuador who is currently seeking asylum in Mexico due to his health condition while serving a prison sentence for corruption.
México reitera a Ecuador solicitud de salvoconducto
Venezuela· 2025-07-01Jorge Glas is the former Vice President of Ecuador who is being prosecuted in the case known as the Reconstruction of Manabí.
Caso Reconstrucción de Manabí: Fiscalía afirma que probará perjuicio al Estado de $ 225 millones en obras por el terremoto de 2016 | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-17
Jorge Glas is facing his third trial for alleged embezzlement as he awaits a psychiatric evaluation.
Jorge Glas enfrentará su tercer juicio por presunto peculado una vez que un perito evalúe su condición psiquiátrica | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-07
Jorge Glas Espinel is related to the case involving Wilman Terán regarding possible irregularities in his release from prison.
Wilman Terán, expresidente del Consejo de la Judicatura, enfrentará un cuarto proceso legal por presunta corrupción judicial | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-06
Jorge Glas Espinel was released from prison in November 2022 after a habeas corpus ruling.
El fallo que dio la libertad a Jorge Glas en 2022 motiva otro cargo por presunta asociación ilícita en contra de Wilman Terán | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-06
Jorge Glas Espinel is being processed for alleged embezzlement as the former Vice President of Ecuador.
Juicio por peculado a Jorge Glas: Tribunal de juicio instalaría audiencia, pero primero debe resolverse un hábeas corpus | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-06
Jorge Glas Espinel was the former vice president who presided over the Committee for the Reconstruction of Manabí.
Exministro Walter Solís y otras seis personas son sobreseídos del caso Reconstrucción de Manabí | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-05-20
Jorge Glas Espinel is the former vice president of Ecuador who was detained for corruption.
Gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum rechaza ‘tajantemente narrativa de que México sería fuente de posibles actos delictivos’ contra Daniel Noboa | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-19
Jorge Glas Espinel is a former Ecuadorian vice president currently serving prison sentences for corruption.
CIDH amplía medidas cautelares para Jorge Glas, exvicepresidente que cumple sentencias por corrupción | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-02-12