Ecuador jails five over murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

The head of the Los Lobos gang is handed a 34 year sentence for ordering Fernando Villavicencio's murder.

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Mr Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly and an ex-journalist, was shot dead as he left a campaign rally in the capital, Quito, last August.

Carlos Angulo, the alleged leader of the Los Lobos gang, and Laura Castilla were sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison for directing the hit.

Two men and a woman were handed 12-year sentences by the court in Quito for aiding a hit squad in the attack.

Prosecutors alleged that Angulo - widely known as The Invisible - ordered the hit from the Quito prison in which he is detained.

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