Ecuador Judge Loosens Reporting Conditions for Ex-President Moreno
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A judge in Ecuador on Monday loosened reporting conditions for ex-president Lenin Moreno, who is being investigated on bribery charges over a contract for a Chinese-built hydroelectric plant. Moreno, who denies the accusations, had been ordered to present himself in person every two weeks to the national justice court, but appealed on the grounds that he now lives in Paraguay. The attorney general's office had requested that Moreno and others accused in the case be jailed for failing to comply w
As US influence in Latin America has waned, Beijing has been able to expand business interests in the region on the back of shady practices.
Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at FIU co-authors an article in The Conversation.
Ecuadorian prosecutors Wednesday requested the pre-trial arrest of former President Lenín Moreno after the latter failed to appear before the courts as mandated in the Sinohydro corruption case, in which he is said to have accepted bribes for the construction of the country's largest hydroelectric plant.