Political mudslinging begins in Ecuador after assassination of presidential candidate

Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Alexandra Valencia

Supporters of assassinated Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were due to host a public memorial for the slain candidate yesterday, after the attorney general’s office charged six suspects in his death.

Villavicencio, a former lawmaker and crusading anti-corruption journalist, was gunned down leaving a campaign event on Wednesday evening, less than two weeks before the election.

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