Ecuador’s Political Crisis Reveals How Judicial Overreach Silences Opposition

In a troubling development from Ecuador, former President Rafael Correa has boldly declared that his country is living under "a true dictatorship" following the judicial suspension of his political party, Revolución Ciudadana. The nine-month ban imposed by a judge from the Tribunal Contencioso Electoral (TCE) threatens to silence the largest opposition force facing President Daniel Noboa ahead of upcoming local elections.This action, framed as part of an opaque investigation into alleged money laundering involving unproven claims about Venezuelan funding, exposes a disturbing pattern: the use of legal institutions as political tools rather than impartial arbiters. Santiago Díaz, whose questionable testimony...