Event Brief
Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for taking bribes
By The BriefBrief · Sources (7)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Summary: Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno was sentenced to five years in prison after a court found him guilty of accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro. The court said the payments were in exchange for helping Sinohydro secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant, and Moreno will serve the sentence under house arrest.
WHO: Lenín Moreno; court; Sinohydro
WHAT: A court sentenced former President Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from Sinohydro tied to a hydroelectric plant contract.
WHEN: Aug 28, 2026
WHERE: Ecuador
WHY: He was found guilty of accepting bribes from Sinohydro in exchange for helping it secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant.
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