August Newsletter: Consitutional Protection And The Armed Forces

At the time of writing this editorial the Court will resolve the request of the President, regarding the refusal of a Council of Military Discipline to judge the behavior of a military in active service for answering a personal letter directed to him, as the highest authority of the Armed Forces. According to Rafael Correa, the letter is offensive and constitutes a lack of respect that fits into grounds for disciplinary action against the officer.

The members of the Disciplinary Board based their refusal answering that they are not competent to hear this case since the rules that govern them apply only to solve situations of military indiscipline among military members, and saying that the President of the Republic is a non-military civil authority.