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The Assassination of an Anti-Corruption Crusader and Presidential Candidate in Ecuador

The Assassination of an Anti-Corruption Crusader and Presidential Candidate in Ecuador

Threats came from the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel and imprisoned Ecuadorian kingpin Jose "Fito" Macias.

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Ecuadorian presidential hopeful Fernando Villavicencio shot dead as country  warns assassination will 'not go unpunished' | The Irish Sun

Last week, Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down at a political rally in Guayaquil. Villavicencio, a former journalist turned politician, had spent years fearlessly investigating and exposing organized crime and corruption in Ecuador.

As a journalist, Villavicencio uncovered major scandals involving inflated infrastruct…

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