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Ecuador calls seven people to stand trial in candidate murder plot

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QUITO, ‌Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ecuador's ​Prosecutors office on ⁠Thursday called seven people, including three ​leaders of a ‌dangerous criminal gang, to stand trial for plotting ⁠the ⁠killing of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

In ‌2024, a criminal ⁠court sentenced ‌five people ​responsible for shooting and killing Villavicencio ‌as he ​was ⁠leaving a campaign rally ‌in ⁠August 2023 to prison terms ranging from ​12 ‌to 34 years.

(Reporting by ⁠Alexandra ​Valencia, Editing by ​Iñigo Alexander)

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