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Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

IndiaTimes Saturday, 12 August 2023
Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor's office said Friday. A public ceremony to mourn Fernando Villavicencio was held Friday in the capital convention center, while a separate funeral service was being held for relatives.
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