Ecuador court postpones Aquiles Álvarez detention appeal on competence grounds

An Ecuadorian court postponed the hearing to review preventive detention for Aquiles Álvarez and seven co-defendants after judges declared themselves incompetent. The delay leaves the legal status of the defendants unresolved and signals procedural friction in the Goleada case. The development matters as it affects the timeline and credibility of a high-profile corruption or criminal proceeding.