Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday mentioned he has requested the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to help with the investigation into the killing of a candidate within the upcoming presidential elections.
“I have asked the FBI for assistance in the investigation into the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio Valencia,” Lasso mentioned on social media. “The FBI has granted our request and a delegation will arrive within the nation within the subsequent few hours.
The opposition candidate Villavicencio was shot lifeless after an election rally within the capital Quito on Wednesday. At least 9 different individuals have been injured. One of the suspected attackers was wounded in a shoot-out with police and later died on the best way to the hospital.
Lasso, who is just not working for president himself, declared a 60-day state of emergency, a three-day nationwide state of mourning and mobilized troops in response to the mafia-style killing.
Early presidential and parliamentary elections can be held in Ecuador on 20 August. These had develop into obligatory after Lasso dissolved the National Assembly amid impeachment proceedings for alleged embezzlement.
The as soon as peaceable nation is affected by an unprecedented wave of violence. The homicide fee of 25 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants final yr was the best within the nation’s historical past. The authorities holds drug traffickers primarily accountable.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
