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First modification: 02/17/2026 - 17:27

The mayor of Guayaquil, Aquiles Álvarez, remains in provisional detention in the Latacunga prison in Ecuador. He is being investigated for alleged crimes of organized crime, money laundering and tax fraud in a case related to alleged fuel smuggling prior to his municipal administration. His lawyer, Ramiro García, in conversation with France 24, speaks of alleged "political persecution" and affirms that in Ecuador there is "even a dictatorial drift."

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