| "Yeah! Youse can't do dat to me!" |
Ecuador's ousted President Lucio Gutierrez said Friday his removal from office by Congress violated the constitution and that he never abandoned his post. Gutierrez's first public comments in three days came as Ecuador's new government said it would let him leave for political asylum in Brazil but did not say when he could depart. Many outraged Ecuadoreans demanded he be tried for alleged abuse of power and the violent repression of peaceful protests. |