Ecuador Arrests Ex-President Gutiérrez

Ecuador arrested ex-President Lucio Gutiérrez on Friday, shortly after he arrived back in the country from Colombia where he had been granted asylum. Gutiérrez was arrested on a charge of endangering national security by failing to recognize his successor, Alfredo Palacio. The latter took over as president in April when Gutiérrez was ousted from power by Congress after he dissolved Ecuador’s Supreme Court sparking protests in the country.