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Lenín Moreno sentenced to five years in prison for bribery in Ecuador
The National Justice Court of Ecuador has sentenced former President Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for bribery. The conviction is linked to a corruption scheme involving the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, the country's largest power facility.
According to the Prosecutor's Office, the Chinese company Sinohydro paid approximately $76 million in bribes to facilitate the project's financing. The court determined that Moreno used his position as Vice President to favor the company, with funds being distributed through various entities and family members.
In addition to Moreno, several family members, including his wife Rocío González and daughter Irina, were sentenced to two years and six months in prison for complicity. A former Chinese ambassador was also sentenced to five years. The ruling includes a permanent ban on Moreno holding any public office.
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Aníbal Lotocki · Aquiles Alvarez · Banco Paraguayo Oriental S.A. · Banco Paraguayo Oriental S.A. I.F.E.C.A. · Barahona · Blas Manuel Velázquez Fernández · Brodre Féliz · Coca Codo Sinclair · Corte Nacional de Justicia · Cristian Lorenzo Sánchez Velázquez · Ecuador · Elías Piña
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 10 SOURCES] Moreno is permanently barred from holding public office. www.newswire.lk · observador.pt · hicginewsagency.com · www.riotimesonline.com · mendozatoday.com.ar · +5 more
- [DISPUTED] An Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison. thecapital.ng · www.newswire.lk · observador.pt · libertas.mk · republika.mk · +24 more
- [● 31 SOURCES] The bribery was linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. thecapital.ng · www.newswire.lk · observador.pt · libertas.mk · republika.mk · +24 more
- [● 29 SOURCES] The corruption scheme involved bribes totaling approximately $76 million from the Chinese company Sinohydro. thecapital.ng · www.newswire.lk · libertas.mk · observador.pt · republika.mk · +22 more
- [● 13 SOURCES] Moreno will serve his prison sentence under house arrest. www.newswire.lk · observador.pt · thecapital.ng · www.liputan6.com · www.vijesti.ba · +8 more
- [DISPUTED] Moreno’s wife and daughter were sentenced to approximately 30 months in prison for complicity. thecapital.ng · www.newswire.lk · faxweb.al · hicginewsagency.com · www.liputan6.com · +13 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The appellate tribunal concluded the first instance ruling was properly founded on documentary and testimonial evidence. 1000noticias.com.py
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The defendant concealed that the property was already sold to Miguel Ángel Sabaté in 2009. 1000noticias.com.py
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The market value of the area was estimated at US$ 40 per square meter. 1000noticias.com.py
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Velázquez Fernández promoted the private sale of Finca No. 12.096 in December 2017 for G. 31,000,000. 1000noticias.com.py
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Blas Manuel Velázquez Fernández was convicted for the double sale of a property in Mariano Roque Alonso. 1000noticias.com.py
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Velázquez Fernández deposited the original sale amount into a Banco Nacional de Fomento account to attempt to cover the maneuver. 1000noticias.com.py