Police storm Mexico's Embassy to arrest Ecuador's former vice president The Raid came hours after Mexico announced it would Grant joras political Asylum and urged Ecuador to offer him safe passage to leave the country how can these criminals raid the Mexican embassy in Ecuador it's not possible it can't be it's Madness yes they've arrested a former vice president I'm very worried because he can be killed Ecuador's former vice president had been evading arrest and staying in Mexico's Embassy since.December he was arguably his country's most Wanted felon convicted twice for corruption the 54-year-old was suspended from his duties in 2017 after being charged for allegedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes more accusations are being investigated for many equadorian it felt like a a mockery of justice that he was granted asylum in the in the embassy glass and Lopez orador are political allies there's an ideological connection there and a lot of ecuadorians felt that this was this was a way of of mocking us glass has repeatedly said he's a victim of political persecution president Andres Manuel Lopez obor has suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador Mexican diplomatic Personnel in Ecuador will leave the country immediately and Mexico will appeal to the international court of justice to hold Ecuador accountable for violations of international law ties between Mexico and Ecuador were under strain well before the arrest now they've reached a new low in a case that's ignit an international political crisis