Document #1005028
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
A particular treatment awarded to, or cases
of politically-motivated killings, disappearance or flight to seek
asylum experienced by members of the Social Christian Party are not
reported among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
Please find attached a copy of some
articles which summarize the case of former President León
Febres Cordero, a leader of the Social Christian Party, who faced
charges for misuse of public funds and was later acquitted. Abdal
Bucaram, a former mayor of Guayaquil whose party apparently has
been a short-term ally of the Social Christians, reportedly fled
Ecuador to avoid arrest on charges of misuse of public funds.
However, Abdal Bucaram was reportedly found guilty of the charges
five years ago, and has now been provisionally acquitted by the
same judge who tried him before (see attachments).
One of the attached reports indicates that
the Social Christian Party (PSC) won the largest number of seats in
the Legislative election that took place in mid-1990.
The attached reports include:
-"Impunity under debate", Andean Newsletter (Lima: Andean
Commission of Jurists, monthly), No. 30/May 1989, p. 4;
-"Former Presidents facing charges", Andean Group Report
(London: Latin American Regional Reports, Monthly), 8 March 1990,
p. 7;
-"Legislative polls bad news for the ID", Andean Group
Report, 2 August 1990, p. 6;
-"Febres and Bucaram Cleared", Andean Group Report, 11
October 1990, p. 3.
Please note that the IRBDC cannot provide
information on the background of refugee claimants and
refugees.