Who killed Ecuador's Fernando Villavicencio? | Invidious
The Grayzone presents a documentary investigation into the career and killing of Fernando Villavicencio, the late Ecuadorian presidential candidate and former President of the Commission of Fiscalization and Political Control of the National Assembly of Ecuador.
Days after proclaiming that Ecuador had been "kidnapped by the mafias," Villavicencio was assassinated at close range by a gunman allegedly hired by the narco gangs he had vowed to destroy. Our investigation raises new questions about police and high-level political involvement in the killing, while examining its impact on the country's August 24th national election.
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#Ecuador #Villavicencio #LatinAmerica #Cartel
The Grayzone presents a documentary investigation into the career and killing of Fernando Villavicencio, the late Ecuadorian presidential candidate and former President of the Commission of Fiscalization and Political Control of the National Assembly of Ecuador.
Days after proclaiming that Ecuador had been "kidnapped by the mafias," Villavicencio was assassinated at close range by a gunman allegedly hired by the narco gangs he had vowed to destroy. Our investigation raises new questions about police and high-level political involvement in the killing, while examining its impact on the country's August 24th national election.
Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com
#Ecuador #Villavicencio #LatinAmerica #Cartel
Forwarded from Pegasus NSO & other spyware
Pegasus to the Cartels: How Surveillance Tech Slipped Into the Shadows | by Brandon Brasson | Medium
#Mexico #Cartel #Pegasus
Soon after the Mexican military acquired Pegasus, reports began surfacing that journalists and activists were being monitored. Human rights defenders and lawyers people who had nothing to do with cartel activities found themselves under digital surveillance. The spyware designed to protect was now being used to intimidate.
This is where the line between state control and non-state access started to blur.#Mexico #Cartel #Pegasus