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A former vice president of Ecuador tried to kill himself in prison

Jorge Glass is hospitalized

Ecuador's former vice president Jorge Glass was hospitalized earlier this week after attempting to commit suicide in a maximum security prison in Guayaquil, the country's former president Rafael Correa said today on the social network " Ex" reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.

This information was also confirmed by Glass's lawyer - Sonia Vera. She added that the currently detained former vice president has announced a hunger strike.

Glass, who has already been convicted of corruption twice and now faces new charges, was arrested on Friday in a spectacular police raid at the Mexican embassy in Quito, where he had been hiding since December, according to Reuters.

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