John Reimberg, Ecuador's Interior Minister, stated on September 1 during an interview with Radio Élite that ex-minister Jose Serrano must answer to justice for investigations he faces. ^[1] John Reimberg, the Minister of the Interior in Ecuador, stated on August 28, 2026, that Jose Serrano, the former Interior Minister under President Rafael Correa, was deported from a migration detention center in the United States to the Encuentro maximum-security prison in Santa Elena. ^[2] The Venezuelan government announced three recent legal victories: the sentencing in the Sinohydro case, the resolution of the Triple A case, and the deportation of former minister Jose Serrano to the Encuentro prison. ^[3] Jose Serrano was transferred to Ecuador after remaining outside the country since 2021 and is currently facing a judicial process for the Magnicidio FV case. ^[4] The Fiscalía is investigating the presumed intellectual authors of the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in the Magnicidio FV case. ^[5] John Reimberg told radio I99 that Jose Serrano is currently held in a solitary cell alone at the Encuentro prison. ^[6] Veronica Serrano alleged that her father has been held incommunicado from family, lawyers, and doctors, and that the family presented a habeas corpus action on August 29, 2026, after finding no arrest warrant. ^[7] Veronica Serrano, the daughter of the former Interior Minister, filed a public request on August 31, 2026, via the social media platform X, asking the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to grant urgent precautionary measures for her father. ^[8] The author states that these three events serve to strengthen the National Government and allow it to construct narratives aimed at influencing executive approval ratings. ^[9] The Progen corruption case in the electricity sector has expanded to include ten new investigators, two of whom are described as being very close to the former Energy Minister. ^[10] The Progen corruption case is currently dissolving within the National Assembly, which the author criticizes for failing to investigate authorities and instead covering them up. ^[11] John Reimberg mentioned that Serrano could collaborate with the Fiscalía and provide information on investigations he is involved in. ^[12]