Luisa González

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In pre-trial detention at Riobamba women's prison; her party says it will seek her release

Luisa González is being held at a women's prison in Riobamba while prosecutors investigate whether about $500,000 in suspected fuel-smuggling profits paid for advertising in her 2023 presidential campaign. A judge ordered her detained on October 23, a day after police arrested her at home in Manabí province.

Updated Oct 28