Amid diplomatic spat, Mexico grants former Ecuadorian vice president asylum | News

Amid a developing diplomatic spat, Mexico has granted asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president accused of bribery while in office.
In a statement on Friday, Mexico’s foreign ministry said it had offered political asylum to Jorge Glas, who has been staying in Mexico’s embassy in Quito since late last year.
The statement called on Quito to grant “safe passage” to Glas, who had twice been convicted of corruption, to leave the country.
“Once asylum is granted, the asylum state can request the departure of the asylum seeker to a foreign territory, and the territorial state…