Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno…
Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for accepting bribes from Chinese company Sinohydro in connection with a hydroelectric power plant project. The court found Moreno guilty of accepting the bribes in exchange for helping Sinohydro secure a contract to build the $2 billion Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, which began construction in 2010 and was completed in 2016.
Moreno, who is currently 73 years old and has a physical disability, will serve his sentence under house arrest. His wife and daughter, two brothers, and a brother-in-law were also convicted as accomplices, with the wife and daughter receiving 30-month sentences each. Moreno is the third former Ecuadorian president to be sentenced for corruption, following Rafael Correa and Jamil Mahuad.
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