The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office prosecutes the six detainees for the attack on presidential candidate Villavicencio

The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against the six men arrested for their alleged participation in the murder on Wednesday of politician Fernando Villavicencio, a candidate for the presidential elections, understanding that the crime has generated “social commotion” and a “high risk of flight”. by the suspects, who have Colombian nationality.

The Public Ministry has presented in a hearing 22 “elements of conviction” that would support the prosecution of these people, among which are evidence from the crime scene and the searches carried out, as well as statements by witnesses of the attack that claimed the Villavicencio's life after an electoral rally in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito.

“The autopsy protocol indicates that the victim received long-distance shots, while the ballistic report determined that the 2-23 caliber pods match one of the rifles found in the raids, the Prosecutor's Office states in its statement, in which it gives also account of a fingerprint found on a motorcycle. The fiscal instruction will remain open for thirty days.

Villavivencio died the victim of several shots, while nine other people were injured, including an aspiring deputy and three agents responsible for the security of the presidential candidate.