![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/us-offers-5m-bounty-for-intel-on-assassin-who-shot-ecuadorean-presidential-candidate/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0_ECUADOR-ELECTION-CANDIDATE-VILLAVICENCIO.jpg&description=The US is offering a huge reward for any information that leads to the arrest of those they're calling the "masterminds" behind the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villaviencio The US is offering a $5 million (£4.1 million) reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the so-called "masterminds" who orchestrated the assassination of an Ecuadorean presidential candidate. Fernando Villaviencio was shot dead at a rally in August. Ecuador's president at the time said organised crime was behind the killing. A $1 million (£800,00) reward has also been offered for any information on any leaders in the gang responsible for Mr Villaviencio's death. He was a known campaigner against corruption. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "The United States will continue to support the people of Ecuador and work to bring to justice individuals who seek to undermine democratic processes through violent crime." For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US The investigation is being supported by the FBI, with Mr Blinken adding that the reward shows Washington's commitment to fighting organised crime. He said: "The investigation, supported by the FBI, continued to identify others involved in the assassination." In a statement, Mr Blinken said: "Multiple assassins attacked Mr Villavicencio, the Movimiento Construye party's presidential candidate in the 2023 elections as he left a Quito campaign event on August 9. The Ecuadorian National Police arrested six Colombian nationals, believed to be part of a Colombian organised crime group, as part of the assassination plot." Mr Villavicencio's campaign for election had focused on tackling corruption and criminal gangs. He was one of the few candidates to allege that there were links between organised crime and government officials in the country. He was a serving congressman and former journalist, and condemned what he said was the lenient approach to the ga){kind=link}
The US is offering a huge reward for any information that leads to the arrest of those they’re calling the “masterminds” behind the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villaviencio
The US is offering a $5 million (£4.1 million) reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the so-called “masterminds” who orchestrated the assassination of an Ecuadorean presidential candidate.
Fernando Villaviencio was shot dead at a rally in August. Ecuador’s president at the time said organised crime was behind the killing. A $1 million (£800,00) reward has also been offered for any information on any leaders in the gang responsible for Mr Villaviencio’s death. He was a known campaigner against corruption.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “The United States will continue to support the people of Ecuador and work to bring to justice individuals who seek to undermine democratic processes through violent crime.”
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US