Villavicencio murder witness accepts extradition to U.S.

A protected witness in the Ecuadorian investigation into the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has agreed to be extradited to the United States. The witness previously implicated former legislator José Serrano in the plot. The extradition may signal a shift in the case's trajectory, potentially exposing broader political connections, though the specific charges and timeline remain unclear.