# Ecuador calls seven to stand trial over plot to kill candidate

https://mins.news/en/item/131341

- Reuters, 2026-11-05 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-calls-seven-people-stand-trial-candidate-murder-plot-2026-11-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aece0782a145b00011d734d

> Ecuador's prosecutors on Thursday called seven people, including three leaders of a dangerous criminal gang, to stand trial for plotting to kill former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.