厄瓜多尔检控部门对包括前内政部长何塞·塞拉诺和贩毒集团洛博斯头目威尔梅尔·查瓦里亚在内的7人提起刑事指控[1]，他们被控间接参与2023年总统候选人费尔南多·比亚维森西奥在首都基多遇刺事件[1]。这位以反腐著称的记者出身议员在选举前数天被暗杀[1]。
5人因直接参与谋杀已于2024年被判刑[1]。在新被指控的7人中，查瓦里亚目前在西班牙被捕，正等待引渡[1]。另有5名涉嫌参与者已成为逃犯，检控部门已向国际刑警组织申请对他们的红色通缉令[1]。此外，6名男子在狱中等候审判期间遭谋杀[1]。丹尼尔·诺博亚在该次选举中获胜并成为总统，其后采取强硬军事手段打击犯罪帮派[1]。
Ecuadorian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against seven individuals in connection with the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a journalist-turned-lawmaker known for his anti-corruption stance[1]. The killing occurred during a campaign event in Quito just days before the election[1].
Among those charged are former Interior Minister José Serrano and Wilmer Chavarría, identified as the leader of the Lobos drug trafficking organization[1]. Five individuals directly involved in the murder were previously convicted in 2024, while the current charges target those accused of indirect participation in the crime[1]. Chavarría, who is detained in Spain awaiting extradition, is among the accused[1]. Additionally, five of the alleged perpetrators remain at large, prompting prosecutors to issue red notices through Interpol[1]. Six men held in custody while awaiting trial in connection with the case were themselves murdered[1].
Following Villavicencio's death, Daniel Noboa won the presidential election and has since adopted aggressive military measures to combat criminal gangs[1].