The president and vice president of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS) were removed from their positions, this February 9, 2022, by a decision of the majority of members of the organization. LA HORA presents you with 10 facts you should know to understand the institutional crisis that the institution is experiencing.
one.- On January 28, 2022, the then president of the CPCCS, Sofia Almeida requested a action of precautionary measures in front of the four majority members of the Council: Francisco Bravo, Hernán Ulloa, Ibeth Estupiñán and María Fernanda Rivadeneira. This is because these directors They filed a motion and resolution for removal from office.
two.- The arguments for that request were the breaches and abuses of functions on the part of Almeida, such as: summon sessions with 24 hours in advance, suspend ordinary sessions arbitrarily Y do not expose the total information of the documentation of the processes for appointing authorities on the Council’s web portal.
3.- The precautionary measure of Almeida was accepted by the multi-competent judge of the Samborondón cantonKarly Vargas Alvaradowho ordered suspend removal proceedings that had been activated against the former head of the Council. The argument for this measure was that violated legal certainty of the plaintiff, so the Plenary of the Cpccs would not have the power to dismiss her.
4.- Against this background, the counselor, Hernan Ulloa also presented a protective action against precautionary measures de Almeida before the court of Samborondón. Who, in his ruling of February 7, 2022, stated that the process of the now former head of the Council does not comply with the fundamentals of the Law of Jurisdictional Guarantees and Constitutional Controll. This judicial decision forced Almeida to convene the session that had been suspended, to discuss his removal from office.
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1. The precautionary measures presented by the President were revoked @CpccsEc and therefore, you must immediately install the permanent session where your removal will be discussed
2. You are notified with the Hearing for this Thursday 10/February at 09:30 pic.twitter.com/43lvUOVUCM— Hernan Ulloa ???????? (@HernanUlloa) February 7, 2022
5.- On the morning of this February 9, 2022, the building of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control woke up cordoned off by the National Police. To what Almeida described as an action representative of an alleged «interference of another function of the State in the Cpccs»so she, as the highest administrative authorityhad not requested the presence of the uniformed. In addition, he denounced that someone outside the Council opened the plenary lock by force.
6.- Despite Almeida’s opposition, the four majority councilors they reinstated the session around 11:00 and voted in favor of removing the president. She does not made use of his right to defense did not answer the calls that they did to him from the plenary hall.
#ALERT // Today 4 Councilors have entered the @CpccsEc to enter the plenary, taking a person from outside the institution to open the lock by force. They must bear in mind that the institution is working under the teleworking modality. pic.twitter.com/mJjzcnWlwg
– Sofia Almeida Fuentes (@SofiaAlmeidaEc) February 9, 2022
7.- At the same time, the situation of the vice president was analyzed.David Rosero and with four votes in favor he was also removed from office. Immediately, the councilors chose their new authorities. Hernán Ulloa was positioned as the new president and María Fernanda Rivadeneira as vice president.
8.- In the afternoon, the former president of the organization went to the CPCCS headquarters in Quito to denounce an alleged usurpation of his officearguing that she is still its president.
9.- In the National Assembly, a coalition of the benches of Pachakutik, the Christian Social Party and the National Union for Hope (UNES) They promote a political trial against the four majority councilors of the Participation Council. This order has 72 endorsement firms. Parliament accuses them of having modified the regulation to elect the new Comptroller General of the State. Likewise, due to the alleged existence of some audios where one of the members of the CPCCS would have talked with one of the possible candidates in charge of Controller.
10.- The Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control is one of the most important state agencies. It was created in 2008, during the government of Rafael Correa and was called the fifth power. This due to its function of designation of authorities. Something that has been in doubt in recent years. (TRC)
