Fernando Balda
Fernando Marcelo Balda Flores is an Ecuadorian politician who claimed that he had been abducted in July 2012 in Bogotá, Colombia, to which he had fled because in 2009 he had dropped his support for the Ecuadorian government, had changed from being a member of parliament for Alianza País to an opposition member of the Patriotic Society Party,[1] and had been accused of involvement in a failed coup in 2010.[2][3] Balda was deported from Colombia to Ecuador in October 2012 to serve a prison sentence.[4] As of 2019, Ecuador is asking for its former president Rafael Correa to be extradited from Belgium for involvement in the purported abduction.[5][6]
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| Born | Fernando Marcelo Balda Flores August 3, 1971 |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Alma mater | University of Guayaquil |
| Occupation | Politician and activist |
| Political party | PAIS Alliance (2006-2008) Patriotic Society (2008-2016) Unity, Change and Progress (since 2016) Ahead Ecuadorian Ahead (since 2018) |
| Criminal charge(s) | Slander |
| Criminal penalty | 2 years in prison (2012-2014) |
| Criminal status | Served sentence |
| Spouse(s) | Vanesa Casteló |
Balda is married and has four children.[3]
References
- Fernando Balda responde al comandante de la Policía y afirma que extenderá un llamado judicial en su contra, Narcisa Rendón, El Comercio, 28 de julio de 2015
- Así se transformó Fernando Balda de seguidor de Rafael Correa a acusador, El Universo, July 3, 2018 (in Spanish)
- Secuestro de un opositor ecuatoriano en Cedritos: la verdadera historia, Semana, 6/6/2018 (in Spanish)
- Así se transformó Fernando Balda de seguidor de Rafael Correa a acusador, El Universo, July 3, 2018 (in Spanish)
- Difusión roja y extradición de Rafael Correa, atadas a la Corte Nacional de Justicia Política, El Universo, July 5, 2018 (in Spanish)
- Ecuador court orders ex-president Correa's arrest, BBC, July 4, 2018
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