Family of Ecuadorian ex-minister denounces lack of contact after deportation from US
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- José Serrano's family says it has been unable to contact him since he entered an Ecuadorian maximum-security prison.
- Authorities deported the former minister from the United States on Aug. 28 while he faces an investigation into the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
The family of former Ecuadorian minister José Serrano says it has been unable to communicate with him since he entered the country's maximum-security prison.
Serrano, who is under investigation in the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, arrived at the Andean country's prison after being deported from the United States on Aug. 28.
His family denounced the lack of contact on Friday, but the report provided no further details about the circumstances surrounding his confinement.
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