Ecuador court to rule Sept 22 on suspended sentences for Moreno, 11 others in Sinohydro bribery case

Ecuador's Trial Court convicted seven as direct perpetrators and thirteen as accomplices in the Sinohydro bribery case. On September 22, the court will decide whether former President Lenín Moreno and 11 others receive conditional suspension of their sentences. This is a judicial development in an ongoing corruption case, with the outcome affecting legal accountability of high-level officials.