Ecuador court sentences five people for up to 34 years in candidate murder

Quito, Ecuador Reuters A court in Ecuador on Friday handed down prison sentences of 12 years and 34 years for five people found guilty of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Journalist and former legislator Villavicencio was shot while leaving a rally in August, 2023, becoming the most prominent victim of Ecuador’s spiralling violence. Hugo Espin, […]