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Ecuador former president corruption conviction 2026
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 29
AUG 29 · Day 1
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
Moreno was barred from public office.
The Ecuadorian government reached a $400m settlement with Sinohydro's owner earlier this year.
Prosecutors alleged that Sinohydro paid a total of $76.1m through shell companies to secure the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric dam.
AUG 29 · Day 1
Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in jail in bribery case
Prosecutors said Moreno and his close relatives received more than $1m while he served as vice president from 2007 to 2013.
The case was tied to the construction of Ecuador's largest hydroelectric plant, the Coca Codo Sinclair plant.
Cai Runguo, China's former ambassador to Quito, received a five-year sentence.
“Lenin Moreno’s conduct is consistent with the charges brought by the prosecution: the crime of bribery attributed to a public official,”
MANUEL CABRERA
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