Villavicencio, a critical voice against corruption, had received death threats before the shooting
In his final speech before he was killed, Mr Villavicencio promised a roaring crowd that he would root out corruption and lock up the country’s “thieves”.
Supporter Ida Paez said that Mr Villavicencio’s campaign had given her hope that the country could overcome the gangs. At the rally, she said: “We were happy. Fernando even danced. His last words were, if someone messes with the people, he is messing with my family.” Former vice-president and candidate Otto Sonnenholzner said in a news conference following the killing: “We are dying, drowning in a sea of tears and we do not deserve to live like this. We demand that you do something.”
Mr Zuquilanda said the candidate had received at least three death threats before the shooting, which he had reported to authorities, resulting in one detention. He was also an independent journalist who investigated corruption in previous governments, later entering politics as an anti-corruption campaigner.
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