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A judge in Ecuador ordered former left-wing presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez to remain in pre-trial detention after her arrest for alleged money laundering on Friday. Gonzalez, who was arrested the previous day in Canuto, faces investigation along with six others for allegedly financing her 2023 campaign with $500,000 from questionable sources. Her party and former President Rafael Correa have labeled the charges as political persecution.

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On October 22, Luisa Gonzalez, an opposition leader and left-wing politician in Ecuador, was arrested as part of a campaign finance investigation involving alleged irregularities in her 2023 presidential campaign. She was detained in Canuto, a rural town in western Ecuador. The arrest stems from the use of a network to channel approximately $500,000 for campaign advertising between May and August 2023. On October 23, a judge ordered Gonzalez’s pre-trial detention following her arrest on money laundering charges. Seven individuals are under investigation for inconsistencies in campaign contributions and the lawful source of funds during the 2023 election. Her party and former President Rafael Correa have characterized the arrest as political persecution.

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A judge in Ecuador has ordered that former left-wing presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez remain detained following her arrest for alleged money laundering. asserted

candidate → order → laundering

The order on Friday came the day after 48-year-old Gonzalez, who challenged right-wing President Daniel Noboa in the 2023 election, was arrested in the rural town of Canuto. asserted

who → come → Canuto

Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Marco Rubio says US seeks more economic and security ties in Latin America - list 2 of 3US removes Venezuela from drug list, Trump says - list 3 of 3Colombia extradites leader of armed group to US in shift towards Washington Gonzalez, her party and her close ally, former President Rafael Correa, have called the arrest political persecution. asserted

Gonzalez → say → arrest

Several other members of Gonzalez’s Citizen Revolution (RC) party have also recently faced charges. asserted

members → face → charges

They include Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez, convicted of illegally selling subsidised fuel and former Vice President Jorge Glas, serving a sentence for corruption. asserted

They → include → corruption

Prosecutors have said that Gonzalez is one of seven people under investigation for financing the 2023 presidential campaign. asserted

Gonzalez → say → campaign

The probe focuses on $500,000 poured into advertising during the race. asserted

probe → focus → race

Gonzalez has denied wrongdoing, dismissing the charges as “absurd”. asserted

Gonzalez → deny → charges

Citizen Revolution President Gabriela Rivadeneira told a news conference on Thursday that Gonzalez’s arrest “confirms or makes visible what we have been saying lately: Ecuador is living under a dictatorship”. asserted

Ecuador → tell → dictatorship

Gonzalez, a lawyer and former member of Ecuador’s National Assembly, lost to Noboa in an April 2025 run-off. asserted

Gonzalez → lose → off

She rejected the result as fraudulent. asserted

She → reject → result

Noboa, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, later accused Citizen Revolution of conspiring to attack him. asserted

Noboa → accuse → him

The party has since been banned from running in local elections next month. asserted

party → ban → elections

Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate

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