“Los Lobos” claim responsibility for the murder of Fernando Villavicencio

2023-08-10 14:57:09

The criminal organization, which calls itself “Los Lobos,” not only takes responsibility for the fatal shooting that claimed Villavicencio’s life, but also issues chilling threats against other politicians in the country, including Jan Topic, who is also running for the presidency.

The images captured in the video posted on the social platform X (formerly known as Twitter) present a group of around twenty men, one of whom reads a statement on behalf of “Los Lobos”. In this statement, the hooded men claim to speak on behalf of their top leaders, ‘Pipo’ and ‘the minor Esteban’, and warn the Ecuadorian people that they will take strong measures against corrupt politicians who do not keep their promises or use millionaire funds to finance their campaigns. electoral.

“We want to make it clear to the entire Ecuadorian nation that every time corrupt politicians do not fulfill their promises to establish, when they receive our money, which is millions of dollars, to finance their campaign, they will be discharged,” declared one of the members of the group in the video. The organization identified as “Los Lobos” assumes responsibility for the murder of Villavicencio and threatens to repeat similar actions against those politicians who fail to comply with his words.

This video not only reaffirms his participation in the assassination of the presidential candidate, who was riddled with three shots, but also directs a direct threat towards Jan Topic, another presidential candidate in Ecuador. “You too, Jan Topic, keep your word. If you don’t keep your promises, you’ll be next,” the criminals warn. The candidate Topic reacted to the murder of Villavicencio on his social networks, expressing his regret for the crime and calling for firm action against crime in the country.

Although the video has shocked Ecuadorian society, authorities have yet to confirm the authenticity of this claim or officially link “Los Lobos” to Villavicencio’s murder. It should be noted that the assassinated candidate had previously warned about the threats from “Los Choneros”, another criminal group. Uncertainty persists in the midst of this tense scenario, while the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, has declared a state of exception and mobilization of the Armed Forces to guarantee citizen security and the development of the scheduled elections.