Ecuador court suspends president's order seeking new constitution | News

QUITO, Sept 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Ecuador's constitutional court on Saturday suspended a decree by which the president sought to create a special body to toughen laws against drug trafficking and organized crime. The suspension remains in effect while the court evaluates five claims of unconstitutionality, and deepens the crisis between President Daniel Noboa and the court, which has stymied several of his policies on rights grounds. "The Court is not the enemy of the people. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is the guardian of their rights," said the court, which has faced massive protests led by the president, in a statement. Noboa on Wednesday proposed a referendum be held to approve the creation of a Constituent...