Ecuador mayor Jose Sánchez murdered amid nationwide escalating violence


by JURIST - Legal News

JURIST - Legal News— Ecuadorian police confirmed the murder of the mayor of Ecuador's Camilo Ponce Enriquez locality, José Sánchez, on Wednesday amid escalating violence against public authorities in Ecuador. Sánchez was

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