An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed on Wednesday. In his final speech before he was killed, Villavicencio promised a roaring crowd that he would root out corruption and lock up the country’s "thieves". President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the assassination and suggested organised crime was behind his slaying, less than two weeks before the 20 August presidential election. Watch more videos at the Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.

Source: Libya Today August 10, 2023 03:10 UTC