Sounds like he’ll be safe in Ecuador then, at least until the next change of government. Good thing South American governments are known for their stability, right?
This is the problem with picking any Latin America country to escape to....things change every five to eight years. And you wouldn’t want to be there under some safe umbrella....to wake up and realize a coup occurred overnight.
To me, Cuba would be the most safe place to go to....but every internet exit from the country will be monitored by NSA probably, and it’s not exactly paradise.
Maybe the Moscow airport is the safest place to be....for the rest of your life.