Ecuador: Further information on fear for safety/legal concern

Index Number: AMR 28/011/2005
Date Published: 20 April 2005
Categories: Americas, Ecuador

Ecuador's political crisis deepened on 20 April, when 60 out of 62 lawmakers of the Congress voted to dismiss President Lucio Gutierrez. Vice-President Alfredo Palacio has been appointed President by Congress, as required by the Constitution.