Five people have been jailed for the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was killed by gunmen on motorcycles last year. Two instigators received 34 years and eight months in prison, while three accomplices were jailed for 12 years each. Prosecutors linked at least two defendants to the Los Lobos crime gang. One instigator, Carlos Angulo, coordinated the murder from prison via videoconference, while Laura Castillo provided logistical support. The accomplices alerted the killers of Villavicencio’s movements. The prosecutor’s office sought the maximum sentence for all five.