Colombia Confirms Gutiérrez Asylum

Colombia has decided to grant asylum to ex president of Ecuador Lucio Gutiérrez, the country announced. Gutiérrez arrived in Colombia at the end of September and was given leave to stay for 90 days while Colombia assessed his application to seek asylum. The former colonel was ousted from power on 20 April this year by Congress after he dissolved the Supreme Court sparking protests in the country. In June Gutiérrez gave up his political asylum status in Brazil, granted following his exit from Ecuador.