Ecuador court upholds judge in Goleada case; detention appeal set for Oct 19

An Ecuadorian tribunal rejected the recusal of Judge Sebastián Cornejo in the Goleada corruption case, citing a provision in the Judicial Council resolution that abolished the Anticorruption Unit. The appeal hearing for preventive detention of seven defendants is scheduled for October 19. This procedural ruling maintains judicial continuity in a high-profile corruption case.