In Ecuador, 5 people convicted of killing the country's presidential candidate
Kyiv • UNN
Five men convicted of murdering Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in August 2023 received stiff prison sentences, with two of them belonging to the Los Lobos criminal group labeled terrorists.
Prosecutors have accused at least two of those convicted of belonging to Los Lobos, a criminal group recognized as a terrorist group.
Writes UNN citing Sky News.
Five men convicted of the murder in Ecuador of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead in Quito in August 2023, have been sentenced to heavy prison terms.
Angulo and Castillo were sentenced to 34 years and eight months. Erick Ramirez, Victor Flores and Alexandra Chimbo were sentenced to 12 years.
Details
According to the verdict, Victor Flores was responsible for securing the motorcycle on which the hitman who shot Villavicencio was riding, while Alexandra Chimbo was supposed to warn the shooters of the candidate's departure. Eric Ramirez, for his part, took care of the logistics at the murder scene.
Help
On August 9, 2023, opposition presidential candidate, ex-journalist Fernando Villavicencio, was shot in the head while leaving a campaign meeting in Quito, days before the first round of an election in which he was one of the main favorites.
Supplement
Prosecutors have labeled at least two of those tried as belonging to the Los Lobos criminal group, one of 22 criminal groups listed as terrorists by President Daniel Noboa.
Recall
Earlier UNN reported that at least eight people were killed and another eight injured in an armed attack in the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
