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• Ecuador’s security forces recently conducted a raid on the Mexican embassy in the country’s capital city, Quito.
• Against the backdrop of rampant narco-terrorism and escalating regional tensions, concerns have been raised about Ecuador’s respect for these fundamental principles.
• The police raid on April 5 has drawn widespread criticism targeting Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa.
• The country’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, condemned what it called the “despicable authoritarian” raid which is declared to be in violation of international law.

A political raid

• To an extent the raid on the Mexican embassy is bound up with the Ecuadorian government’s aggressive approach to the country’s problems with drugs and gang violence.
• Noboa’s initially high approval ratings have been falling thanks to the public perception that his hardline policies have done little to address the issue.
• But Noboa’s referendum appears to serve a dual political purpose.

Sovereignty and security

• So the raid on the Mexican embassy has raised doubts in many people’s minds as to whether a government with apparently scant regard for international law can be trusted not to abuse its new security laws.
• The importance of Mexico’s relationship with Ecuador is central to addressing the mobility crisis in the region.
• To protect people’s security in the region, diplomatic collaboration between countries such as Ecuador and Mexico is vital.

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