An Ecuadorian court found former president Lenín Moreno guilty of bribery in the Sinohydro case.

An Ecuadorian court has found former President Lenín Moreno (2017-2021) guilty of bribery in connection with the Sinohydro case. The ruling determined that Moreno received illicit payments in exchange for favoring the Chinese state-owned company during the contract bidding process for the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, the largest infrastructure project of its kind in the country.

The conviction centers on the legal finding that the former president facilitated the awarding of the project to Sinohydro in return for financial kickbacks. This judicial decision marks a significant development in the ongoing legal scrutiny surrounding the construction of the hydroelectric facility.