The vice president and ambassador of Ecuador in Israel, Veronica Abadwho was suspended from her position through an administrative summary opened by the Ministry of Labor, returns this Wednesday to his country. Will arrive at the airport Mariscal Sucreof Quitoand is expected to give a press conference in the protocol room of the same airfield.
In his agenda there is a trip to Cuencawhere she is from, to visit her family.
On November 9, The Ministry of Labor sanctioned Verónica Abad with 150 days of suspension, without pay. by “unjustified abandonment of work for three or more work days”, considering that it did not arrive from Israel to Türkiye on the date established by the Government, at a time when there was an escalation of tension in the Middle East.
The decision received reviews from lawyers, politicians and even several of the presidential candidates, who called the sanction political and unconstitutional violence.
The sanction will prevent Abad from assuming presidential duties at the time that the head of state, Daniel Noboamust request a license for the electoral campaign of the next elections, called for February 2025, in which the ruler will seek re-election.
The rift between Noboa and Abad began before they took power in November of last year y They were only seen together when the charges were sworn in.although the ruler immediately arranged for her to go to Israel as the country’s ambassador with the aim of mediating the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
Within the confrontation between Noboa and Abad, The vice president has denounced the president for alleged harassment and political gender violence to supposedly force her to resign and thus avoid having to delegate presidential functions to her, as contemplated by the Constitution.
The ruler has appointed Sariha Moya as acting vice president.
On November 9, the Government issued a statement in which it reported the suspension of Vice President María Verónica Abad Rojas for 150 days.
The resolution of the Ministry of Labor of Ecuador detailed a administrative summary due to failure to comply with temporary transfer orders to Ankara, Türkiye, where she was to continue her diplomatic duties as ambassador to Israel.
The resolution of the authorities indicated that the vice president, who had long clashed with the president Daniel Noboadid not appear in Ankara before September 1, as stipulated, generating an “unjustified abandonment” of functions from September 2 to 6.
During the hearing on November 7, the lack of presentation of supporting evidence was confirmed by Abad.
The document released by the Ministry of Labor typifies his conduct as serious misconductaccording to the Organic Law of Public Service (LOSEP, article 48, subsection b), which sanctions the abandonment of functions for three or more consecutive days.
(With information from agencies)
