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Images of a court in Quito after the main suspect in the assassination of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead just before the country's 2023 election, has been sentenced to more than 34 years in prison. IMAGES
Court proceedings resume in the murder case of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who died in a shooting shortly before the country's 2023 election. Five suspects are on trial, some with ties to "Los Lobos," one of the main gangs in Ecuador fighting for control of the drug trade that has led to a spike in violence in recent years within the small South American country. IMAGES
Images show the legal medicine and forensic services headquarter in Ecuador’s capital Quito, where a hearse covered by a national flag is parked outside and police officers stand guard. Ecuador is under a state of emergency after the assassination of a popular presidential candidate just days before an election. IMAGES
Police guard the entrance to a hospital in Ecuador's capital Quito where the body of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was transferred after he was shot dead as he was leaving a stadium after holding a campaign rally. The 59-year-old centrist was one of eight candidates in the first round of the country's presidential election scheduled for August 20. IMAGES
Images of Ecuador's National Police removing the body of the prosecutor investigating an armed assault by gangsters on live television from a crime scene, after he was shot dead in Guayaquil. Images also show Cesar Suarez's car riddled with bullet holes on the street. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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