Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has expelled the US Ambassador to Ecuador following a Wikileaks publication of diplomatic cable accused the Ecuadorian chief executive of being aware of police corruption in the country.
The WikiLeaks cable, dated July 10, 2009 indicated that US Ambassador Heather Hodges accused Jaime Hurtado 'a corrupted police commander' of using his position "to extort cash and property, misappropriate public funds, facilitate human trafficking, and obstruct the investigation and prosecution of corrupt colleagues.”
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President Correa has said that the expulsion is justified as he believes that the United States was attempting to infiltrate the Ecuadorian Armed Forces and Police Force.
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