# Ecuador: Ex-president Bucaram sentenced in corruption case

https://mins.news/en/item/52611

- DW, 2026-09-10 08:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ecuador-ex-president-bucaram-sentenced-in-corruption-case/a-79209321?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Former Ecuadorian President Abdala Bucaram was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison after being found guilty of organized crime over the illegal sale of COVID-19 tests and medical supplies. His son Jacob was also sentenced. Bucaram followed the ruling remotely from a guarded clinic in Guayaquil.

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