Former president Lenín Moreno found guilty of corruption in Ecuador
An Ecuadorian court found former president Lenín Moreno guilty in a corruption case, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office. The ruling marks a judicial milestone in the country.
Ecuadorian court convicts Lenín Moreno of corruption
An Ecuadorian court declared former president Lenín Moreno guilty in a corruption proceeding, according to Google News EC — Crime citing the country's Public Prosecutor's Office.
Moreno, who governed Ecuador between 2017 and 2021, thus faces a judicial conviction that concludes an investigation closely followed by Ecuadorian public opinion. The Public Prosecutor's Office communicated the verdict without the complete details of the sentence or the amount of the possible penalty being disclosed to date.
The case is part of a series of corruption proceedings that have affected high-profile political figures in Ecuador in recent years. Judicial authorities have not publicly specified the conditions of the ruling or the timeframes for possible appeals by the former president's defence.
Source: Google News EC — Crime