August 29, 2026
(FILES) Ecuador’s former president (20172021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. An Ecuadoran court on August 28, 2026 convicted former leftist president Lenin Moreno of accepting millions of dollars in bribes linked to the construction of a hydroelectric plant. The Attorney General’s Office said Moreno, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, was among four people convicted in the case involving a plant built by Chinese company Sinohydro during his tenure as vice president. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP)
An Ecuadorian court has sentenced former President Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes linked to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric dam.
Moreno, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, was among 20 people convicted over corruption allegations surrounding the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project, which was built by Chinese company Sinohydro.
Prosecutors alleged that Sinohydro paid about $76 million in bribes, representing roughly four per cent of the project’s total cost.
