Operation metastasis (Caso Metástasis) is an operation against corruption, organised crime and drug trafficking in Ecuador.
75 raids[1] were conducted on 14 December across 24 provinces leading to the arrest of 29 people including the president of the Judiciary Council Wilman Terán[2] and Pablo Ramírez, former director of the prison service, judges, prosecutors, police, prison staff.[3] [4] [5]This operation originates from the investigation into the assassination of drug baron Leandro Norero during the 2022 Ecuador prison riots.[4][6]
During the operation, the twitter accout of the Judiciary Council showed support to its head but not all members of the Council were aligned with this view, implying the tweet came from Wilman Terán andnot the Judiciary Council. [7]
On 20 December the head of the judiciary resigns from his position.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Caso Metástasis: Rafael Correa y Wilman Terán anticiparon megaoperativo". www.vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "Ecuador | Operativo Metástasis: 3 claves sobre el megaoperativo contra el narcotráfico y la corrupción que se llevó a cabo en el país sudamericano". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Plan V (December 14, 2023). "Wilman Terán y Pablo Ramírez, detenidos por investigación relacionada con delincuencia organizada y narcotráfico" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- 1 2 "Asamblea Nacional reacciona ante operativo Metástasis de la Fiscalía y prepara llamados a comparecencias". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ "President of the Judiciary was arrested as part of the Metastasis operation". www.ecuadortimes.net. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "Justice. "Opération Métastase" : en Équateur, une vaste opération anti-corruption liée au narcotrafic". Courrier international (in French). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Telégrafo, El (2023-12-14). "Presidente de la Judicatura fue detenido como parte del operativo Metástasis". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "Wilman Terán renunció a la presidencia del Consejo de la Judicatura mientras es procesado por el caso Metástasis". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-22.