Ecuador trial opens for masterminds behind 2023 presidential assassination

Seven alleged masterminds, including a former minister, face trial in Ecuador for the 2023 assassination of opposition presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The trial marks a delayed judicial reckoning for a killing that shook the country's political establishment. Outcome will test judicial capacity against high-level political violence.

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