Inianunsyo ni US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken ngayon ang alok na $5-M reward sa sinomang makapagbibigay ng impormasyon para sa ikadarakip ng utak at mga kasabwat nang pumaslang kay Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio noong Agosto 2023.
Sinabi ni Blinken sa isang kalatas na ang bounty ay mangggaling sa Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program.
‘Today, I am announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of co-conspirators and masterminds behind the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” ani Blinken.
“I am also announcing a second reward offer up to $1 million for information leading to the identification or location of any individual holding a key leadership position in the Transnational Organized Crime group responsible for Mr. Villavicencio’s homicide,” dagdag niya.
Matatandaan, inatake ng mga salarin si Villavicencio, ang presidential candidate ng Movimiento Construye party para sa 2023 elections, habang paalis sa isang campaign event ng partido noong 9 Agosto 2023.
Dinakip ng Ecuadorian National Police ang anim na Colombian national na pinaniniwalaang bahagi ng isang Colombiang organized crime group na bahagi ng pangkat na nagpapatay kay Villavicencio.
“The Ecuadorian National Police arrested six Colombian nationals, believed to be part of a Colombian organized crime group, as part of the assassination plot. The investigation, supported by the FBI, continues to identify others involved in the assassination,” ani Blinken.
“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.
