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off on that time though, drawn from the tassel in such as the director of education at the university of essex and to an expert and south american politics. now, mr. $0.11 here was the latest victim of violence in ecuador, but he wasn't the front runner in the presidential campaign. why would he be a target of organized crime? well, he's seen is incredibly dangerous to those that are in gauged in crime corruption, violence. and he's been a very vocal critic of the links that he sees between organized crime and politicians, the military, the police. so i think here with this most recent horrible assassination, you also have the idea that they want to send a message to anyone else who does something similar. and this was something that also happened in columbia. in the 20th century, 5 presidential candidates were assassinated. clearly trying to send a message now echo to it was seen as a raw, the safe country, but it's experienced an escalation in violence in recent years, due to the phone call tells operations, how does it come to this as well? i think it probably is the activity, the, all the

she's a south american political analyst at the university of essex. but i think he was a target because he was one of the most effective people in fighting corruption. and, and he was very critical and outspoken of the links between organized crime and politicians and military and the police. so the perpetrators of this were trying to send a clear message that don't mess with us if you are to openly critical organized crime that we are going to go after you. and this is right, very reminiscent of what took place in, in columbia for decades were in the last century. 5 presidential candidates were, were murdered. so we're seeing that organized crime is taken over ecuador, and they're completely involved affecting the outcome of elections. what, how does that happen? i mean, because we've been seeing ecuador, i guess, spiraling in, into this, you know, in more and more violence due to, for an cartels operations. but, but how did this happen to like right out the door once was really relatively speaking, one of the safer state. but if you look at back at w

let's talk to professor natasha lindstaedt from the university of essex.his indictment, but given ijust ran through the other three, but given ijust ran through the otherthree, it but given ijust ran through the other three, it is this one and georgia that could be the most damaging so far? this georgia that could be the most damaging so far?— georgia that could be the most damaging so far? this georgia case is the most — damaging so far? this georgia case is the most dangerous _ damaging so far? this georgia case is the most dangerous for - damaging so far? this georgia case is the most dangerous for donald . is the most dangerous for donald trump for a is the most dangerous for donald trumpfora number of is the most dangerous for donald trump for a number of reasons. they are basically accusing him of orchestrating a criminal enterprise, and this is astounding, that a former president is being accused of this. they were using state racketeering laws, as you mentioned, that are designed to target organised crime to go after him because of the conspiracy t

i asked natosha lin instead, a south american political analyst at the university of essex. >> he wasery critical and outspoken about the links between organized crime and politicians, the military and police. the perpetrators of this were trying to send a clear message, don't mess with us. if you are to openly critically of -- to openly critical of organized crime, we are going to go after you. this is reminiscent of what take place -- took place in columbia for decades, where five presidential candidates were murdered. we are seeing that organized crime has taken over ecuador and they are completely involved, affecting the outcome of elections. brent: we have been seeing ecuador spiraling more and more into this violence due to foreign cartel operations. how did this happen? >> ecuador was once, relatively speaking, one of the safer states. if you look at what happened in 2016 with the priest agreement -- peace agreement in columbia, the groups that already had footing in a good or were able to move into ecuador and do whatever they wanted. some of this was helped by the fact that f