# Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption

https://mins.news/en/video/36659

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-29 13:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7A-wqy6Iqc

> An Ecuadorian court sentenced former President Lenín Moreno to five years in prison on Friday after convicting him of taking bribes from Chinese company Sinohydro over construction of one of the country’s major hydroelectric plants.

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