Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in jail in bribery case
Lenin Moreno, 73, has also been permanently barred from holding any public office in the future. An Ecuadorian court has found former President Lenin Moreno guilty of bribery in a case tied to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, the public prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
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- Fact 1: Lenin Moreno, 73, has also been permanently barred from holding any public office in the future.
- Fact 2: Moreno, 73, was sentenced to five years in prison and has been permanently barred from holding any public office in the future.
- Fact 3: The attorney general’s office launched an investigation in March 2023, linking Moreno, his family members, and local and Chinese business partners to an alleged corruption network connected to the Coca Codo Sinclair plant.
- Fact 4: The facility began operating in 2016 and has experienced technical problems since.
Lenin Moreno, 73, has also been permanently barred from holding any public office in the future. An Ecuadorian court has found former President Lenin Moreno guilty of bribery in a case tied to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, the public prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Moreno, 73, was sentenced to five years in prison and has been permanently barred from holding any public office in the future. Ecuador’s new president sworn in Is Trump making Latin America great again? The attorney general’s office launched an investigation in March 2023, linking Moreno, his family members, and local and Chinese business partners to an alleged corruption network connected to the Coca Codo Sinclair plant.
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