Ecuador: Death Threat Sent to Judge

According to ElUniverso.com Homero Fernandez, the judge of the 12th Civil Court of Pichincha says that he is receiving death threats from a “group of corrupt lawyers” that want an immediate ruling in a case. The judge received a threat saying he had 72 hours to deliver a verdict on this trial and that if he did not there would be consequences. According to police, the threat was made by phone. Fernandez said that the caller had a Colombian accent. He has asked for police protection since he is nominated for the Judicial Council of the new National Assembly of Ecuador.Read Article