Ecuador Court Sentences Ex-President Bucaram, Son to 9 Years for Pandemic Embezzlement

An Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Abdalá Bucaram and his son Jacob to nine years and four months in prison for embezzling funds in pandemic medical supply procurement. The verdict, delivered while Bucaram is in a medical facility, marks a notable judicial action against a former head of state, though the case is part of an ongoing pattern of corruption prosecutions in the region.