(Quito) The mayor of a mining town in southern Ecuador was assassinated on Friday, police announced, the second such incident in three days in this country plagued by drug trafficking and criminal groups.
“This morning, Jorge Maldonado, mayor of the canton of Portovelo, #ElOro, was the victim of gunshots which caused his death,” police said on the social network
This new assassination also comes two days before a national referendum, wanted by President Daniel Noboa, on reforms aimed at fighting organized crime.