Lenín Moreno and a Former Chinese Ambassador Convicted over Bribes at Ecuador's Largest Dam
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Lenín Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador convicted over bribes at Ecuador's largest dam
A court of Ecuador's National Court of Justice on Friday sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for bribery, in the case over kickbacks linked to the construction and financing of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. The same sentence was handed to China's former ambassador in Quito, Cai Runguo, and to former representatives of the Chinese state builder Sinohydro, Yang Huiju and Song Dongsheng.
The Sinohydro ruling provides for the payment of an individualized comprehensive reparation for each of the accused, which, together, exceeds $163 million.
The former president of Ecuador was sentenced last Friday, along with 19 other people, for the crime of bribery.
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
QUITO – A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes. Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation. The 73-year-old will serve his sentence under […]
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