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222 temporary judges in Ecuador — analysis by TREU Abogados 222 temporary judges: are they enough to cover Ecuador’s judge shortage? Calumnia and injuria on social media — differences and penalties, Arts. 182 and 396 COIP Defamation on social media: calumnia vs. injuria and their penalties (Arts. 182 and 396 COIP) Illegal mining in Ecuador — penalties under Arts. 260 and 261 COIP Illegal mining: the penalties in Arts. 260 and 261 COIP reach the entire supply chain Zoila Suárez case — 34 years without trial The Zoila Suárez case: 34 years without trial after the capture of the “Niño del Terror” Tax crimes in Ecuador — owing taxes is not a crime, fraud is Tax crimes: is owing taxes to the SRI a crime? No. Tax fraud is Data removal — Prosecutor’s Office (SIAF) and Judiciary (e-SATJE) records Data removal: your case is closed, but your name still appears in Prosecutor’s Office and Judiciary records Can AI replace a criminal defense lawyer? — TREU Abogados Can artificial intelligence replace a criminal defense lawyer?
Media interviews
Interview · Radio América Attorney Sebastián Andrade Yánez explains why the Cotocollao case is not murder, but excessive use of force in the line of duty.
· Full interview · In Spanish
Watch interview Cover of the Radio América interview on the Cotocollao case Interview · Radio La Poderosa “A police officer does not choose to intervene: the law requires it” — Sebastián Andrade Yánez on the police duty to act when facing a flagrant offense.
· Excerpt · In Spanish
Watch interview Cover of the Radio La Poderosa interview — the police duty to intervene Interview · Radio La Poderosa “Between excessive force and murder there are 24 years of legal creativity” — Sebastián Andrade Yánez on the sentence in the Cotocollao case.
· Excerpt · In Spanish
Watch interview Cover of the Radio La Poderosa interview — excessive force vs. murder Interview · Diario Expreso Attorney Sebastián Andrade Yánez analyzed in Expreso the delay in the Zoila Suárez case: 34 years since the events and 11 years of proceedings without a trial.
· Print · In Spanish
Read the article Diario Expreso article on the Zoila Suárez case with statements by Sebastián Andrade Yánez
Columns
Opinion · Quito

Quito, carita de Dios

· Sebastián Andrade Yánez · Quito · In Spanish

Historic streets, churches to be proud of, volcanoes all around. And today, also insecurity, garbage and neglect. Twelve candidates want to dress up for the photo a city that will not even admit it is broken.

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Fabricating a person is not a crime in Ecuador

· Sebastián Andrade Yánez · Quito · In Spanish

The case of the “Temu Police Officer” exposes an uncomfortable gap: creating an identity with AI, on its own, does not fit any criminal offense. A walk through the COIP.

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