# Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in bribery case

https://mins.news/en/item/36421

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29 03:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/ecuador-sentences-ex-president-moreno-to-five-years-in-jail-in-bribery-case?traffic_source=rss

> An Ecuadorian court convicted former President Lenin Moreno of bribery over a corruption case linked to the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. He received a five-year prison sentence and a permanent ban on public office. Moreno denied involvement, while prosecutors alleged payments reached his family through shell companies and overseas accounts.

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