Ecuador, administration has history of justifying any behavior, even if illegal – opinion piece

Opinion – María Aguilar – PANAMPOST – Ecuadorians by now understand full well how the Rafael Correa administration will justify any behavior, even if illegal, if it serves the interests of the “Citizen Revolution.”

One of the most telling examples is the case of Pedro Delgado, Correa’s cousin, who became the director of Ecuador’s Central Bank with a fake diploma in economics. Delgado went on to grant the Argentinean Gastón Duzac an unsecured loan, without complying with proper legal procedures.

Despite such blatant corruption, Correa continues to support Delgado, even going as far as to claim his cousin was the victim of a smear campaign by “opposition media.” READ ARTICLE

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