# Ecuador Prosecutor Orders Ex-Minister Juan Zapata to Testify in Villavicencio Murder Case

Ecuador's Attorney General summoned former Interior Minister Juan Zapata for testimony regarding the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.

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The Ecuadorian Attorney General summoned Juan Zapata, former Minister of Interior, to provide voluntary testimony on September 7, 2026. [^1]

The summons relates to a preliminary investigation into the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, which occurred on August 9, 2023, in Quito. [^2]

Juan Zapata served as Minister of Interior in the government of former President Guillermo Lasso at the time of the assassination. [^3]

The investigation focuses on the crime of omission and analyzes the work and behavior of the security capsule protecting Villavicencio. [^4]

The Fiscalía is investigating the alleged intellectual authorship of the assassination, with José Serrano, former Interior Minister, Daniel Salcedo, Ronny Aleaga, and Xavier Jordán among those processed. [^5]

The investigation involves a charge of omission and examines the performance of the police personnel who formed the security capsule responsible for protecting Fernando Villavicencio on the day of the attack. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The Ecuadorian Attorney General summoned Juan Zapata, former Minister of Interior, to provide voluntary testimony on September 7, 2026. (El Universo, News)
2. The summons relates to a preliminary investigation into the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, which occurred on August 9, 2023, in Quito. (El Universo, News)
3. Juan Zapata served as Minister of Interior in the government of former President Guillermo Lasso at the time of the assassination. (El Universo, News)
4. The investigation focuses on the crime of omission and analyzes the work and behavior of the security capsule protecting Villavicencio. (El Universo, News)
5. The Fiscalía is investigating the alleged intellectual authorship of the assassination, with José Serrano, former Interior Minister, Daniel Salcedo, Ronny Aleaga, and Xavier Jordán among those processed. (El Comercio, News)
6. The investigation involves a charge of omission and examines the performance of the police personnel who formed the security capsule responsible for protecting Fernando Villavicencio on the day of the attack. (El Comercio, News)

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