US EditionEcuador to Charge Correa’s Former VP in Candidate’s Murder
- Ecuador's Prosecutor General's Office announced charges against former Vice President Jorge Glas for allegedly orchestrating Fernando Villavicencio's 2023 assassination.
- The case follows Villavicencio's exposés targeting Rafael Correa's administration and rising narco-political violence, which led to multiple suspect arrests and controversies.
- Five suspects, including gang leader Carlos Angulo, received sentences of 12 to 34 years, while seven Colombian hitmen died in prison under suspicious circumstances.
- A $200,000 bounty reportedly funded the killing, shifting Ecuador’s 2023 election toward Daniel Noboa’s anti-crime platform amid growing insecurity and corruption challenges.
- Glas remains imprisoned and denies involvement as Villavicencio’s family demands justice, highlighting ongoing political tensions and risks to Ecuador’s democracy and economy.
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Ecuador’s Ex-Vice President Jorge Glas Faces Murder Charges in Narco-Political Killing
Ecuador’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced plans to charge former Vice President Jorge Glas and four others for allegedly orchestrating the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, according to social media reports confirmed by Glas’s lawyer. The killing of Villavicencio, a journalist and anti-corruption activist, shocked Ecuador. Gunmen shot him dead after a Quito rally, […]
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Former Ecuadorian Vice President Glas must testify as a suspect in the assassination, his lawyer says.
Associated Press QUITO (AP) — The defense team for former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was sentenced to prison in two corruption cases and is under investigation for another, announced Wednesday that their client has also been summoned to testify in a new preliminary investigation. This time, for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in August 2023. The prosecution is in the initial stages of investigations to …
Ecuador's prosecution includes former president Jorge Glas in an investigation into Villavicencio's murder
The Office of the Prosecutor of Ecuador notified former vice-president Jorge Glas of his link to a previous investigation that follows the assassination of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, as confirmed to EFE by his lawyer Sonia Vera, who pointed out that there is no evidence and that “criminal power is being used as a tool of political persecution.” The notification reached Glas’ defense on May 6, but it was not until this …
Ecuador to Charge Correa’s Former VP in Candidate’s Murder
Ecuador’s Prosecutor General’s Office is preparing to charge former Vice President Jorge Glas and four other men for allegedly having planned the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, according to social media reports that Glas’ lawyer confirmed as accurate.
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