Attorney General of Ecuador, Diana Salazarsaid this Sunday that she suspects that there was a plan to kill her, connected with the crime of the former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot down on August 9, 2023 in Quito.

“I think it’s time for the country to know that when Fernando Villavicencio was killed, the contract (for the hitman) It was not one person, there were two of us. They killed him and I think they are trying to honor this agreement.”Salazar announced this in a video broadcast on social networks.

Salazar explained that he had lost the freedom to ensure his own safety: “I’m practically living under arrest because there are many people around me who are with me 24 hours a day. The family dynamics have changed, I can’t go to public places, I can’t walk on the streets freely,” he said.

Villavicencio was shot by a hitman when leaving a political rally in a busy sector of the Ecuadorian capital and in the middle of the police security apparatus that took care of him.

Although he did not elaborate on his suspicions, Salazar also pointed out to be subjected to political violence for being a woman and black, however, he stressed that his goal is to fight corruption and restore confidence in justice.

The prosecutor’s statement came at a time when The National Assembly is preparing a political trial against herwhat can happen this month.

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Salazar said in his message that the Assembly has such oversight powers, but emphasized thatand appeared about 50 times in the Legislative Assembly. at the request of members of the meeting.

He remembered this His position will end in April 2025. and said the controversy his effective management of crime-fighting has caused is why he has become the target of criticism and hatred.

“This is not just a form of retaliation for the work we did under the current administration. We will complete this administration in April 2025. However, we will end this period, What message will we leave with the next person to take this position? Be careful not to mess with politicians,” he said.

He accused his political enemies of wanting to take control of the prosecutor’s office and justice create conditions of impunity and stated that the responsible prosecutor’s office does not prosecute people, but crimes.

He added that will not be a presidential candidate in the general election In February of the following year, as rumored in some media, he announced that after leaving office he would devote himself to his family.

(according to information from EFE and Europe Press)