The State Attorney General’s Office is investigating the alleged entry of cash from Venezuela for the Citizen Revolution campaign in 2023. After raids on her home, Luisa González denied the accusations and denounced political persecution by the government of Daniel Noboa
The Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this Wednesday the opening of an investigation into the alleged entry of illicit funds from Venezuela to finance the presidential campaign of the former leftist candidate, Luisa González, during the year 2023.
According to the official report, it is presumed that the money entered the country in cash with the aim of strengthening the candidacy of González, who lost the presidency to the current president, Daniel Noboa. As part of the process, the authorities carried out a raid on the political leader’s home.
Noboa pointed out, during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, that in Ecuador there were campaigns financed by the Maduro regime through PDVSA funds. In this context, it is worth remembering that Rafael Correa was a close ally of Venezuela during his mandate (2007-2017) and has maintained his rejection of the US military incursion in Caracas that ended with the capture and extraction of Maduro.
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On the other hand, Noboa, who has established himself as one of Washington’s main allies in the region, attributes the increase in violence linked to drug trafficking in Ecuador to Correa’s management. However, the opposition is questioning the president, denouncing alleged business links of the Noboa family, specifically a banana exporter, with drug trafficking structures.
For her part, Luisa González flatly denied the accusations during a press conference in Quito, ensuring that her movement has not received funds from foreign powers or irregular groups. “They will only be able to silence me when I am dead (…) I am not afraid of them, but I also hold this government responsible for my life, that of my children, my brothers, my parents,” he emphasized.
Former president Rafael Correa, who also appears in the tax notification, denounced from Belgium what he considers a “judicial persecution” against his main political figures, including Andrés Arauz. Despite these investigations, the Citizen Revolution remains the leading force in the National Assembly with 67 seats. However, the ruling National Democratic Action bloc (66) has managed to consolidate an operational majority thanks to the support of other parties.
With information from Swissinfo.ch
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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