Unpunished. The Bbc World Service Latin America regional editor Leonardo Rocha reports. Mr villavicencio was shot dead as he finished a rally in the capital, quito. He was approached by a gunman who shot him in the head three times be or they escape. He was a former union leader, a former journalist who clashed with other politicians in the past for his role as an investigative journalist, and he was a current member of congress. He was running on an Anti Corruption and Pro Environmental campaign. He was one of several candidates running for president. The first round of the election will take place on august 20, he was Opinion Polls put in Third Orfourth place but he had a chance because there would be a second round of votes probably later this year. He is the latest victim of this crime wave in ecuador, he survived an attempt on his life before, and ecuador is going through a serious crisis, triggered mainly by the increasing involvement of mexican drug gangs in the country. There h
Forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Live now to samantha schmidt, Washington Post Bogota Bureau chief. What is the latest you are learning about this attack . This is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. It is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by Drug Trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other president ial candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. In response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the president is
Old of a nature that will provoke general chaos across the whole country mr. Election observers have witnessed fifty two cases we consider to be major irregularities. This is very worrying because it was a clear violation of electoral what it would mean. You would be categorically reject these results. Following the publication of these results we plead with everyone to show civic maturity and to avoid violence. Also coming up tonight in just two days the u. S. Government shutdown will become the longest in u. S. History but you didnt hear about that today from u. S. President donald trump when he paid of or paid a visit to the border we hope hes going to win the battle of strong borders and no crime as opposed to open borders and crime does it matter because thats what this a crime does it matter. We begin today with two countries two continents and a crisis of legitimacy their leaders have in common im talking about been its way let in south america and the democratic republic of con
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