Ex-Ecuadorean Vice President, Arrested at Mexican Embassy, Is in Coma The former vice president, Jorge Glas, had taken pills, the police said, and was taken to a hospital. He had taken refuge at the embassy after being accused of corruption.

Who Is Jorge Glas, an Ecuadorean Politician Arrested at Mexico’s Embassy? A former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas had been convicted of bribery in two separate cases. He had fled to the Mexican Embassy in Quito after facing more embezzlement charges.