RE: tweet from Ecuador13 Jun 2019 00:12
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The Constitutional Court should debate on the proposed sectional consultation on mining exploitation in the territories of the communities settled in the parishes of Lita, Carolina, Jijón and Caamaño and Goaltal. The deliberation and decision focuses on whether the development of mining in a particular area may or may not be the object of popular consultation.
Rafael Oyarte, constitutional lawyer, through a statement indicates that "the common good is the responsibility of the State, so one of its duties is to plan and promote sustainable development, the equitable redistribution of resources and guarantee the right to work, entrepreneurship, exercise of a lawful activity, education, health, among others. The request for consultation at the local level is harmful and violates this right. "
While the responsible mining initiative, proposes that the national discussion should revolve around whether legal mining or illegal activity is developing in Ecuador. The first guarantees control and compliance with the regulatory framework that governs it; the second opens the door to insecurity and related crimes with serious consequences, especially with the environment.