Seventh man accused of killing Ecuadorian presidential candidate found dead inside prison
Soldiers stand guard on top of an armored vehicle as supporters of presidential candidate Daniel Noboa, of the National Democratic Action Alliance political party, attend a rally downtown in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, October 6, 2023
A SEVENTH man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador’s capital, authorities said on Saturday.
The killing came a day after six Colombian men, allegedly linked to the murder of Fernando Villavicencio, were slain in a prison in Guayaquil.
The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential run-off election.
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