# Ecuador court sentences former President Bucaram in COVID corruption case

https://mins.news/en/item/52742

- Reuters, 2026-09-10 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadorean-court-sentences-former-president-bucaram-covid-corruption-case-2026-09-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa27faab45a8a0001fa8db2

> An Ecuadorian court sentenced former President Abdala Bucaram to nine years and four months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in a criminal organisation that fraudulently sold medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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