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Ecuador calls seven people to stand trial in candidate murder plot

Reuters
Ecuador calls seven people to stand trial in candidate murder plot

QUITO, Nov ‌5 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Prosecutors office ​on ‌Thursday called seven ‌people, including three leaders ‌of a dangerous criminal gang, to stand trial for ⁠plotting the ‌killing of ⁠former presidential candidate ​Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

In 2024, ​a criminal ​court ‌sentenced five people ​responsible for ⁠shooting and ‌killing Villavicencio as ​he ​was leaving a campaign rally in August 2023 ‌to prison terms ranging ‌from 12 ​to 34 years.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia, Editing ‌by Iñigo Alexander)