{"id":1996413,"date":"2023-08-10T09:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-presidential-candidate-assassinated-by-organized-crime-after-vowing-to-take-on-crime\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:53:19","slug":"right-wing-presidential-candidate-assassinated-by-organized-crime-after-vowing-to-take-on-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-presidential-candidate-assassinated-by-organized-crime-after-vowing-to-take-on-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Right-wing candidate assassinated by &#8216;organized crime&#8217; after pledging to combat crime."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fright-wing-presidential-candidate-assassinated-by-organized-crime-after-vowing-to-take-on-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Presidential Candidate Assassinated in Ecuador<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Right-wing Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio \u2062was assassinated by \u201corganized crime,\u201d according\u200d to a statement from the \u200dcountry\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President \u2062Guillermo Lasso expressed his deep shock and outrage over\u2062 the tragic assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/09\/world\/americas\/ecuador-presidential-candidate-killed.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lasso vowed that those responsible \u200cfor this heinous act\u2062 would not escape justice.<\/p>\n<p>Villavicencio, a \u200bformer journalist, had been a vocal critic of\u200d the connection between organized crime and government officials \u200cin \u200bEcuador, shedding light on corruption within\u200c the South American nation.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlighted that despite an &#8220;oil boom&#8221; that lifted Ecuador out of poverty in \u200dthe\u200d past, the country \u2064has recently faced a surge\u2064 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-presidential-candidate-assassinated-by-organized-crime-after-vowing-to-take-on-crime\/\" title=\"Right-wing candidate assassinated by 'organized crime' after pledging to combat crime.\">foreign drug\u2063 trafficking organizations<\/a>, leading to a\u200c sharp\u2062 increase in homicide\u2063 rates.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect \u2062believed to have\u200c killed Villavicencio died while in\u200d police custody, \u2062according to the attorney general\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA suspect, who was injured during the shootout \u200cwith security \u2064personnel, was \u2062apprehended and later\u200d pronounced dead at the (attorney general\u2019s) unit in Quito,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe police \u2064are \u2062currently collecting evidence from the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Villavicencio had been an opponent of \u200bformer leftist President \u200dRafael Correa and had previously served an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-an-ohio-jail-cell-an-illegal-alien-used-a-smuggled-cell-phone-to-run-nationwide-drug-trafficking-operation\/\" title=\"From An Ohio Jail Cell, An Illegal Alien Used A Smuggled Cell Phone To Run Nationwide Drug Trafficking Operation\">18-month prison sentence<\/a> in 2014 for allegedly defaming Correa, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberglinea.com\/english\/what-are-fernando-villavicencios-proposals-as-presidential-candidate-in-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reader-unique-id=\"32\">Bloomberg\u2019s Latin America \u2064news division<\/a>. He remained a\u200c fugitive for three years before being granted political\u2062 asylum in Peru, where he resided until 2017.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Upon his\u2062 return to Ecuador, Villavicencio approached the \u2062attorney\u2063 general&#8217;s office and exposed \u2064the government&#8217;s\u200d misuse of public \u2063resources in the &#8220;commercialization of crude oil between Ecuador and private company Petrochina,&#8221; resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-a-nascar-pit-crew-authorities-bust-car-theft-ring-that-stole-catalytic-converters-in-less-than-a-minute\/\" title=\"\u2018Like A NASCAR Pit Crew\u2019: Authorities Bust Car Theft Ring That Stole Catalytic Converters In Less Than A Minute\">significant financial losses<\/a> for the country.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign focused\u200c on five pillars: citizen safety, food security, economic \u200cstability, environmental protection, and healthcare improvement, aiming to build a better future for Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn\u2062 the 2021 elections, he was elected as a national congress member for the Honesty\u2063 Alliance. In September \u200d2022, \u2064he survived\u200d an attack at \u2063his residence,\u201d the\u200c report added. \u200d\u201cAs an investigative journalist, he played a\u2063 crucial role in \u200bexposing\u2064 corruption in various\u2063 sectors, including oil, mining, electricity, \u200btelecommunications, and criminal networks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right-wing Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed by &#8220;organized crime,&#8221; said President Guillermo Lasso. He expressed his outrage and shock over the assassination, as reported by The New York Times. 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