00:00On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador denounced a climate of sustained
00:03institutional pressure that has been putting the autonomy and independence of its magistrates
00:08at risk since 2025. The highest institution of judicial control has raised concerns about the
00:13state of the balance of powers in the country and has stated that the process of fiscalization
00:18of its judges must be carried out with strict adherence to due process and legal certainty.
00:23The immediate context is the special examination of the property declarations of some judges by
00:28the Comptroller General without notifying them of the findings or results. The General Comptroller
00:33of the state of Ecuador has identified possible inconsistencies in the assets reported by the
00:38magistrates. There is an analysis of several years of judges of the Constitutional Court that shows
00:43movements that have not been fully justified, so they were referred to the Public Prosecutor's
00:48Office for investigation. The confrontation arises in a time of high political tension in the country
00:52and reawakens the debate about the use of control bodies as a means of pressure against judges for
00:57their function.
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