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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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