Six suspects held over murder of Ecuador presidential candidate slain in prison

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Six Colombian Hitmen Involved in Assassinating Presidential Candidate Villavicencio, Are Murdered in Ecuadorian Prison

By Socalj 10/07/2023 02:50:00 PM



The 6 Colombians detained in Ecuador for the death of Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were murdered this Friday in a prison in Ecuador, according to authorities, the prisoners were hanged.

The deaths occurred a week before the Presidential elections were to be held. A few days ago, the United States offered a reward of $5 million for information leading to the arrest of the intellectual authors of the politician's crime.

The hitmen remained held in Pavilion 7 of the Litoral Penitentiary, in Guayaquil, where some 5,700 people are imprisoned. These are Andrés Mosquera Ortíz, José Neider López Hitas, Adey Fernando García García, Camilo Romero Reyes, Jules Osmín Castaño Alzate and Jhon Gregore Rodríguez. Late in the afternoon this Friday, teams from the Prosecutor's Office and the Ecuadorian Police entered the premises to remove the bodies and proceed with their identification.

The National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) reported that the victims "do not show signs of torture or injuries resulting from any combat." Although their bodies have appeared in Pavilion 7, the prisoners had initially been assigned to Pavilion 9, and five days ago they were moved to Pavilion 10, according to police sources.

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