Quito, Oct 23, 2026 (AFP) - Ecuador orders detention of former left-wing presidential candidate

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2026-10-23

A judge in Ecuador on Friday ordered the detention of former leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez over alleged money laundering to finance her 2023 election campaign, prosecutors said. The judge ordered her held in detention pending trial. In an audio recording of the hearing posted on her social media accounts, Gonzalez described herself as "politically persecuted" by the right-wing government of President Daniel Noboa. Gonzalez, who wa......

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