Ecuador's Judicial System Must Reaffirm Ola Bini's Innocence In the Face of Prosecutor's Office Appeal

On January 31, the Swedish computer security expert and free software developer, Ola Bini, was found not guilty by a unanimous verdict from a three-judge tribunal in Ecuador. This marked the culmination of an unfounded criminal prosecution that has persisted for over four years. The Prosecutor’s Office appealed the acquittal, however, dragging out this problematic criminal case and suspending the court’s decision to lift the precautionary measures pending against Bini. As a result, Bini cannot leave Ecuador or use …