Ecuador: Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio denounces threats against him

The presidential candidate Ecuadorian Fernando Villavicencio On Tuesday, he denounced threats against him and his campaign team, allegedly coming from the leader of a criminal gang linked to drug trafficking, who is in custody.

“Despite the new threats, we will continue to fight for the brave people of our #Ecuador”, Villavicencio wrote on the X social network, formerly called Twitter.

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In a statement, their alliance Build-Good People (made up of centrist parties) reported through that same social network that “This is the second threat received in less than 48 hours by the candidate’s campaign team”.

The most recent intimidation message came via WhatsApp to the phone of a security coordinator for the candidate, a journalist who was a member of the National Assembly dissolved by the president William Lasso in May using a constitutional power, which gave way to early general elections to complete the current four-year period (until May 2025).

“I know you’re the security guy, don’t come in today… I’m watching you”, indicates the text of Construye-Gente Buena disseminated by Villavicencio.

On Monday, the presidential hopeful told reporters that his team received a “very serious threat” of “aka Fito“criminal gang leader”The Choneros”, linked to drug trafficking.

He pointed “that if I keep referring to it and its structure they will attack against me”.

The statement added that despite the threats, Villavicencio will not suspend his campaign ahead of next year’s elections. 20th of August.

This Tuesday, the candidate toured the coastal city of Machalato the southwest and capital of the banana province of Gold (border with Peru).

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As president of the legislative Oversight Commission, Villavicencio continued to denounce cases of corruption as he had been doing when he was a journalist.

Along with the elections for president and vice president and for the 137 congressmen, two popular consultations promoted by environmentalists will be held to stop the exploitation of oil and minerals in two areas declared biosphere reserves.

Source: Elcomercio

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