The ruling party National Democratic Action (ADN) filed complaints with the Prosecutor's Office against seven figures linked to the Citizen Revolution (RC), for alleged crimes that would affect the country's institutional framework. The legal action was taken on March 12 in Quito, amid a political climate marked by tensions in the National Assembly.
The former presidential candidate Andrés Arauz was accused by the ruling legislator Adrián Castro of allegedly engaging in procedural fraud. According to Castro, Arauz allegedly attempted to divert the attention of judicial authorities in an ongoing criminal process through social media posts that alluded to supposed attacks against the former Citizen Participation advisor, Augusto Verduga. The ruling party considers that these actions could represent an attempt to obstruct justice.
Meanwhile, the assembly member Fernando Jaramillo denounced the former Citizen Participation advisors, Augusto Verduga, Eduardo Franco Loor, Yadira Saltos, and the current advisor Nicole Bonifaz, for allegedly engaging in simulation and usurpation of functions.
The origin of this complaint lies in the controversial appointment of Raúl González as Superintendent of Banks, in contravention of a ruling issued by the Constitutional Court, which validated the appointment of Roberto Romero for that position.
