Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 8 years for corruption

Apr 07, 2020

Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison.

ECUADOR POLITICS CORRUPTION

Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for corruption during his 10-year term in office, the attorney general's office said on Tuesday.

Correa, who was president from 2007-17 but now lives in exile in Belgium, was one of 18 people convicted of bribery, the attorney general's office said on Twitter.

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