2024-07-12 10:36:49
The Oversight Commission The National Assembly denied conducting investigations into the murder of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. In a statement, its members said they have not approved any reports on the matter either.
This, in relation to the document approved by the occasional commission formed in the Assembly, which indicates that the death of the politician was the result of the crime wave and not a political crime, as was handled in the report that was finally archived.
«The National Assembly approved the conformation of a occasional commission “which is investigating the murder of Fernando Villavicencio, chaired by Assemblywoman Viviana Zambrano, elected by the Construye movement,” the legislative board clarified in a statement.
This was formed on November 29, 2023 and had a 90-day deadline to conduct an investigation to determine the causes of the Ecuadorian politician’s murder. In January, they submitted a request for a 90-day extension, which was accepted, and it was not until June 13 that they submitted the report.
The Occasional Commission blamed the wave of violence
The document, which was approved with six votes in favorwarned that there is a clear intention to evade responsibilities by the National Police and part of the authorities of the Ministry of the Interior.
He also blamed the former president Guillermo Lassopointing out that “if there is fully fulfilled their dutiesit could possibly have been prevented the crime wave “that the country was and is suffering, which resulted in brutal murders, including that of Fernando Villavicencio Valencia.”
For Veronica Sarauzwidow of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, the approval of the report has the sole objective of leaving in the impunity to the masterminds of crime. This was stated during an interview for Contacto Directo, on June 18, 2024.
«It didn’t happen in the middle of a shootoutwhere he was a collateral victim. This outrage against his life was orchestrated months ago “by political actors who were interested in silencing her voice. This is a political crime,” he said.
The occasional commission charged with investigating the murder of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is made up of: Adrian Castro (ADN), Monica Salazar (RC), Manuel Bohorquez (ADN), Lusmila Abad (Pachakutik), Giovanny Benitez (PSC), Viviana Zambrano (Construye) and Hernan Zapata (ADN).