Ecuador calls seven people to stand trial in candidate murder plot

L’Ecuador rinvia a giudizio sette persone per il complotto finalizzato all’omicidio di un candidato


Police officers stand guard outside the courtroom during a hearing related to the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, in Quito, Ecuador September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo (Reuters)

QUITO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ecuador’s Prosecutors office on Thursday called seven people, including three leaders of a dangerous criminal gang, to stand trial for plotting the killing of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

In 2024, a criminal court sentenced five people responsible for shooting and killing Villavicencio as he was leaving a campaign rally in August 2023 to prison terms ranging from 12 to 34 years.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia, Editing by Iñigo Alexander)

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