The Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno Has Been Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Corruption, Rules Tribunal: Reports
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Ex-Ecuador President Lenín Moreno gets five years in Sinohydro bribery case
A court in Ecuador sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison in the Sinohydro bribery case. The verdict deepens Ecuador's tally of ex-presidents convicted as prosecutors trace a decade-long graft network.
Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, in power from 2017 to 2021, was sentenced Friday 28 August 2026 to five years in prison for collecting bribes from the Chinese Sinohydro group in exchange for a contract for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant. The former head of state, who denies the charges, announced his intention to appeal.
The Court convicted 20 defendants for bribery, ordered millionaire payments and established a permanent ban on holding public office.
QUITO (AP) — Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption, a court ruled.
Former President of Ecuador Lenin Moreno was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison, after a court found him guilty of receiving bribes from a Chinese company in exchange for the support granted to obtain a contract to build a hydroelectric plant.
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