Ex-Leader of Ecuador Gets Political Asylum
From Times Wire Reports
Ecuador’s deposed president, Abdala Bucaram, was granted political asylum in Panama, the Foreign Ministry said. The measure, effective last Thursday, covered Bucaram’s wife, their four children and Bucaram’s brother, Santiago, who was expelled from Ecuador’s National Chamber of Representatives. Bucaram was deposed by the legislature Feb. 6 and traveled to Panama a few days later. Ecuador’s Supreme Court has issued a warrant for Bucaram’s arrest.
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