PoliticsEcuador judge orders pre-trial detention for leftist presidential candidate

An Ecuadorian judge ordered former leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez held in pre-trial detention after her arrest on alleged money-laundering charges. Gonzalez, her Citizen Revolution party and ally Rafael Correa called the arrest political persecution. Prosecutors say she is among seven people investigated over financing for the 2023 campaign; she denies wrongdoing.

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