Ecuador Prosecutor Orders Ex-Minister Juan Zapata to Testify in Villavicencio Murder Case

Ecuador's Attorney General summoned former Interior Minister Juan Zapata for testimony regarding the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.

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The Ecuadorian Attorney General summoned Juan Zapata, former Minister of Interior, to provide voluntary testimony on September 7, 2026. ^[1] The summons relates to a preliminary investigation into the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, which occurred on August 9, 2023, in Quito. ^[2] Juan Zapata served as Minister of Interior in the government of former President Guillermo Lasso at the time of the assassination. ^[3] The investigation focuses on the crime of omission and analyzes the work and behavior of the security capsule protecting Villavicencio. ^[4] The Fiscalía is investigating the alleged intellectual authorship of the assassination, with José Serrano, former Interior Minister, Daniel Salcedo, Ronny Aleaga, and Xavier Jordán among those processed. ^[5] The investigation involves a charge of omission and examines the performance of the police personnel who formed the security capsule responsible for protecting Fernando Villavicencio on the day of the attack. ^[6]

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The Ecuadorian Attorney General summoned Juan Zapata, former Minister of Interior, to provide voluntary testimony on September 7, 2026. · El Universo

The summons relates to a preliminary investigation into the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, which occurred on August 9, 2023, in Quito. · El Universo

Juan Zapata served as Minister of Interior in the government of former President Guillermo Lasso at the time of the assassination. · El Universo

The investigation focuses on the crime of omission and analyzes the work and behavior of the security capsule protecting Villavicencio. · El Universo

The Fiscalía is investigating the alleged intellectual authorship of the assassination, with José Serrano, former Interior Minister, Daniel Salcedo, Ronny Aleaga, and Xavier Jordán among those processed. · El Comercio

The investigation involves a charge of omission and examines the performance of the police personnel who formed the security capsule responsible for protecting Fernando Villavicencio on the day of the attack. · El Comercio

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