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Correa hits out at Lenin Moreno after Interpol file closed

FORMER Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa hit out at his “political persecution” yesterday as Interpol closed a red notice issued against him by his successor Lenin Moreno.

He said the decision confirmed that the entire process was a form of “lawfare” used to prevent him from standing in elections, with Mr Moreno’s government making “fools of themselves.”

Ecuador initially filed a request for a red notice — an international wanted persons notice — with Interpol in July 2018 after accusing Mr Correa of involvement in the kidnapping of former opposition legislator Fernando Balda, which he denies.

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