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9 August 2026

Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case

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Source reporting: BBC World

Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case

Prosecutors accuse six others, including the leader of cartel Los Lobos, of having an indirect role in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.

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