Six Suspects Behind Ecuador Presidential Candidate's Killing Die In Prison

Ecuadoran officials have confirmed that six inmates, believed to be the prime suspects in the August assassination of prominent presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, were killed in a prison in Guayaquil on Friday. The suspects, all of Colombian nationality, were accused of the murder of Fernando Villavicencio, a former presidential candidate who was tragically assassinated in August. The announcement came from the SNAI (National Agency for the Control of Prisons) in a statement issued following the incident. Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso, in response to the development, revealed that he had temporarily suspended his visit to Seoul and was returning urgently from a trip to New York to address the situation. The circumstances surrounding the inmates' deaths within the Guayaquil prison have not been disclosed, raising questions about the nature of the incident and whether it was the result of internal violence or other factors. The assassination of Fernando Villavicencio in August sent shockwaves through Ecuador and prompted a nationwide investigation into the circumstances surrounding his murder. Villavicencio, a prominent figure in Ecuador's political landscape, was considered a leading candidate in the presidential race before his untimely death. The identities of the suspects and their alleged roles in the assassination have not been specified in the statement released by the SNAI. Authorities are expected to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident, aiming to shed light on the circumstances surrounding both the assassination of Villavicencio and the deaths of the suspects, as Ecuador grapples with the repercussions of this high-profile case.