Lawyer Sonia Vera warned in an interview with FM Mundo radio that Glas, whose request for transfer to a hospital was denied by a judge, is taking 21 medications with more than 45 doses daily, without adequate medical supervision.

“The problem is not the medication itself, but the extreme polypharmacy he is being subjected to,” the lawyer stated, noting that there are no evaluations to determine whether the combination of medications is counterproductive.

Following the denial of the habeas corpus petition for his transfer to a hospital, the lawyer maintained that the government is creating conditions that could lead to her client’s death, and questioned the medical care provided in the detention centers where he is being held.

He explained that for years he unsuccessfully requested that the internist treating Glas be allowed entry, until the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) issued precautionary measures, which granted him access in December to the maximum-security prison located in the coastal province of Santa Elena.

Vera emphasized that Glas suffers from 18 medical conditions and takes opioids, antihistamines, muscle relaxants, and other medications, making him a drug-dependent patient.

She warned that the abrupt discontinuation of any of these medications could cause severe anxiety and even death. He also reported a 70 percent reduction in Glas’s food intake, a situation that has led to malnutrition, further aggravating his health.

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