Article 6P68S Five jailed over assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

Five jailed over assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

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Villavicencio was killed last year and a man and woman, described as instigators, have each been sentenced to more than 34 years in prison

Five people have been jailed over the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was killed by gunmen on motorcycles last year.

Villavicencio, 59, was a former journalist and killed on 9 August as he left a school in Ecuador's capital, Quito, after a campaign rally. Thirteen people were injured.

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