Ecuador: CONAIE: The Consultation Undertaken By President Rafael Correa Is Unconstitutional - Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources

Ecuador: CONAIE: The Consultation Undertaken By President Rafael Correa Is Unconstitutional - Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources

Translated from Spanish, Original Below



INDIAN MOVEMENT OF ECUADOR, on behalf of their bases, we will, to say that the consultation undertaken by the economist Rafael Correa, President of the Republic of Ecuador IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL:



The Constitutional Court has said that is unconstitutional, we would be calling for the exercise of transparency and seriousness to the Constitutional Court are not going to admit that after adopting a constitution you want to change in two years, moving here demanding respect for indigenous the constitution and Ecuadorian citizens.



The President assumes his functions, the Constituent National Assembly.

• The referendum will cost 30 million dollars plus advertising millionaire who enlists money should be invested in the country's poor communities.

• Attempt to manage the judiciary, creating a technical committee which shall consist only justice with government representatives.

• In the area of social communication is intended to force the creation of the regulatory council, which will create a fully law attached to government interests.

• In short, the referendum would reform the constitution 7 items 2 and 41 transitional legal rules aimed at consolidating all political effort totalitarian government of Rafael Correa



Therefore the indigenous movement say no to any attempt to absolute power in Ecuador to guarantee democracy, by all means necessary.



WE WILL FILE A CLAIM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT shall guarantee the Constitutional Court.



By the governing council.



Marlon Santi

PRESIDENTE DE LA CONAIE