WorldEcuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case

Ecuadorian prosecutors have charged a former minister in connection with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. They also accuse six other people of playing an indirect role in the murder. Among those named is the leader of the cartel Los Lobos. The allegations broaden the case beyond the killing itself to include possible links involving a senior former official and an organised crime group. The accusations remain part of the prosecution’s case.

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