Overview

• Judge Santiago Pedraz proposes trying David Morales, UC Global’s manager, on charges of discovery and revelation of secrets, bribery, document falsification and illegal weapons possession.
• Operations head Michel Wallemacq is proposed for trial on discovery and revelation of secrets related to surveillance at Ecuador’s London embassy.
• In 2017, new cameras ordered by Morales allegedly recorded confidential audio and were prepared for real‑time access, including a second channel described for “friends of the United States.”
• Investigators cite large, periodic payments routed through intermediaries to Ecuadorian officials to preserve UC Global’s security contract for the embassy from 2015 to mid‑2018.
• The order gives prosecutors and private accusers ten days to seek an oral trial or request dismissal, with decisions subject to appeal before the National Court’s Criminal Chamber.