Five people linked to one of Ecuador's biggest criminal gangs have been jailed for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year.
Mr Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly and an ex-journalist, was shot dead as he left a campaign rally in the capital, Quito, last August, reports BBC.
Carlos Angulo, the alleged leader of the Los Lobos gang, and Laura Castilla were sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison for directing the hit.
Two men and a woman were handed 12-year sentences by the court in Quito for aiding a hit squad in the attack.
