The Anti-Corruption Parliamentary Front, this January 6, will formalize a complaint before the State Attorney General’s Office against legislators and candidates for mayors, prefects and councilors of the country who are linked to drug trafficking.
The announcement was made by the national legislator, Fernando Villavicencio, who said that this Thursday the country will know the first names of candidates allegedly linked to drug trafficking and that the Parliamentary Front will ask the Financial and Economic Analysis Unit (UAFE) and all the agencies in charge of the fight against organized crime investigate the names of those who are linked to drug politics. The complaint will also be presented to the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso.
Villavicencio announced that the first complaint, of a series of documents that will be delivered to the State Attorney General’s Office, includes several names of candidates for local governments and also includes operations of at least one assembly member, who has already submitted information at other times.
“We will deliver evidence and relationships of various candidates and political parties related to illegal operations, organized crime and organized crime in the country,” Villavicencio reiterated.
On the list there are names of candidates for mayors, prefects, councilors and advisors, and as an example, he revealed that he has all the documents delivered by the Notary of the 24 de Mayo canton in the province of Manabí, which confirm that at least two companies from Leandro Norero (who had criminal proceedings for money laundering and illicit trafficking), made up through Daniel Mistele, representative of the Mantavía consortium, signed contracts and sponsored several candidacies in the province of Manabí, in particular that of the current mayor of Manta, Agustín Intriago .
There are two signed contracts, reiterated Villavicencio, who said that the Prosecutor’s Office has the obligation to investigate these two companies, whose representatives are linked to a company owned by the current mayor of Manta and a candidate for re-election.
He clarified that it is not a problem against a party, because it is not only from one party but from several political movements that registered candidates for mayoralty, and that there are other candidates from border provinces such as Esmeraldas, where there are contributions and financing to various political parties and candidates. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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