Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV studio shot dead
11 months ago

Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV studio shot dead

Al Jazeera  

A prosecutor investigating an on-air attack on a public television station last week has been shot dead in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city. Prosecutor Cesar Suarez, who earlier investigated some other high-profile cases, was shot on Wednesday while driving, according to Attorney General Diana Salazar. “Organised crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to society,” she said in a video broadcast on X. Es imposible no quebrarse por la muerte de un compañero en la lucha contra la delincuencia organizada. #STATEMENT | The state attorney general, Diana Salazar M, – on behalf of Ecuador Prosecutor’s Office – speaks out regarding the murder of our colleague Cesar Suarez and what this crime represents in the context of what the country is experiencing.

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Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead
11 months ago

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead

Firstpost  

In a brutal intensification of the ongoing “war” between the government and criminal organizations, the prosecutor looking into a spectacular armed assault by gangsters on live television was shot and killed on Wednesday, according to officials. The government last week declared war on powerful drug gangs, who in turn threatened to execute civilians and security forces and carried out a …

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city
11 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city

NPR  

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city Enlarge this image toggle caption Dolores Ochoa/AP Dolores Ochoa/AP QUITO, Ecuador — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been …

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?
1 year, 2 months ago

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?

Al Jazeera  

Seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison this month. “All the were Colombian nationals and were charged with the assassination of ex-presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” SNAI said in its press release. “If anything happens, they change their minds.” A tight election Maluk believes the fallout from the seven killings could weigh heavily on …

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison
1 year, 2 months ago

A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador’s capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup. The prison system said in a press release that the man killed was being held at a …

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador’s President pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder. Six Colombian inmates killed in a prison in Ecuador were all suspects in the murder of the country’s anticorruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio earlier this year, Ecuadorian authorities have confirmed. They “are of Colombian nationality and were accused of the murder of …

Gunmen kill Mexico Attorney General's delegate to southern state of Guerrero
1 year, 3 months ago

Gunmen kill Mexico Attorney General's delegate to southern state of Guerrero

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gunmen killed the representative of …

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination
1 year, 4 months ago

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate. “A heartfelt hug to the family of colleague Pedro Briones, fallen by the hands of violence.” The killing of Briones, who was a political leader …

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador gang boss who threatened Villavicencio moved to high-security jail

Al Jazeera  

A week before his murder, slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio had accused Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macias of threatening him and his campaign team Authorities in Ecuador have transferred the leader of a powerful gang accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain to a maximum security prison. About 4,000 soldiers and police officers were involved in the dawn operation …

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated ahead of elections
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated ahead of elections

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando …

Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead after rally
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead after rally

Firstpost  

Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against corruption, was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, an attack that comes amid a wave of startling violence in the South American country Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, known for speaking up against corruption, was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the …

Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related violence. Villavicencio had said he was threatened by affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, one of …

What does the assassination of a presidential candidate mean for Ecuador?
1 year, 4 months ago

What does the assassination of a presidential candidate mean for Ecuador?

Al Jazeera  

The slaying of anti-corruption advocate Fernando Villavicencio has underscored the threat of rising crime in Ecuador. As Ecuador reels from the assassination of a high-profile presidential candidate, experts say the event underscores growing violence driven by powerful criminal groups in the South American nation. “Within Ecuador, you’re seeing everyone condemn the assassination,” said Will Freeman, a fellow of Latin America …

Who was Fernando Villavicencio, presidential hopeful shot dead in Ecuador?
1 year, 4 months ago

Who was Fernando Villavicencio, presidential hopeful shot dead in Ecuador?

Al Jazeera  

Killing of Villavicencio, former journalist and union member who pledged to fight corruption, comes days ahead of vote. “Outraged and shocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” the president, who is not seeking re-election, said in a statement posted on social media. Complained of threats Patricio Zuquilanda, Villavicencio’s campaign adviser, said the candidate had received at least three …

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio killed while campaigning
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio killed while campaigning

ABC  

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been fatally shot after deciding not to suspend campaigning amid political violence in Ecuador. Key points: Fernando Villavicencio was shot while campaigning at an event in Quito The attorney-general's office says a suspect in the shooting has died Videos on social media purportedly from the campaign event show people taking cover and screaming as …

Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil
1 year, 7 months ago

Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil

Al Jazeera  

Three people have also been wounded in the shooting including a five-year-old girl, police say. At least 10 people have been killed in an armed attack overnight in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port city and economic hub that is under a state of emergency due to rising drug violence, the public prosecutor’s office and police have reported. “We believe that this …

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

LA Times  

Members of the Mexican army and forensic experts work at the site where four radio station workers were killed and two restaurant employees were wounded in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Friday. On Friday, hundreds of Mexican troops were dispatched to the northern border city of Ciudad Juárez in a bid to bolster security after a series of …

Mexican journalist shot dead while reporting discovery of human remains
4 years, 1 month ago

Mexican journalist shot dead while reporting discovery of human remains

The Independent  

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