Ecuadoran prosecutors charge seven suspected masterminds in 2023 murder of presidential candidate

Ecuadoran prosecutors have charged seven suspected masterminds in the 2023 murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, The Straits Times reports. Villavicencio, known for his anti-corruption investigations, was polling in second place at the time he was killed. The case has remained one of Ecuador's most closely watched criminal investigations since his death.

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