Jaime Hurtado
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Jaime Hurtado González was an Ecuadorian politician of African descent aligned with the Democratic People's Movement
, a deputy in the Ecuadorian parliament, and at the time of his death was standing for election to the Ecuadorian presidency.
in the event.
, had fled Ecuador shortly after being arrested, and was caught in upstate New York in February 2007 when he was driving a car while not wearing a seat belt. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/04/fugitive.caught.ap/index.html
Democratic People's Movement
The Democratic People's Movement is the electoral wing of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador and a political party in Ecuador since 1978....
, a deputy in the Ecuadorian parliament, and at the time of his death was standing for election to the Ecuadorian presidency.
Assassination
Sources loyal to the DPM state that Hurtado, his nephew, and his bodyguard were shot to death at 13:20 local time in a public place a short distance away from well guarded government buildings. The assassins got away unhindered in a car. Allegations have been made that implicate then president Jamil MahuadJamil Mahuad
Jorge Jamil Mahuad Witt is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician and the 51st President of Ecuador from August 10, 1998 to January 21, 2000. There was a severe economic crisis in Ecuador , which had led to a 60% cut in the armed forces budget...
in the event.
Recent developments
One of the suspected assassins, Christian Steven PonceChristian Steven Ponce
Christian Steven Ponce Salas is a suspect in the 17 February 1999 assassination in Quito of Ecuadorean presidential hopeful Jaime Hurtado as well as that of Hurtado's nephew Pablo Vicente Tapia and their bodyguard Wellington Borja Nazareno. He was born in Quito, Ecuador...
, had fled Ecuador shortly after being arrested, and was caught in upstate New York in February 2007 when he was driving a car while not wearing a seat belt. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/04/fugitive.caught.ap/index.html