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

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.



August 12, 2023 at 05:45AM