Judge in Ecuador refuses payment to rule in favor of Correa in libel case flees country

The $42 million criminal libel case against Ecuador’s El Universo newspaper keeps generating controversy and asylum seekers. On Thursday, Monica Encalada, an Ecuadoran judge who reviewed the case, said she was seeking the protection of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission after exposing what she called “bald corruption” in the judicial system. During a press conference in Bogota, Encalada said lawyers for Ecuador President Rafael Correa promised her $3,000 a month and steady work if she would rule against the newspaper. Read Article