Quito (EFE).- The Attorney General of Ecuador, Diana Salazar, requested this Friday the house arrest of former President Lenín Moreno (2017-2021) when formulating his accusation for the Sinohydro case, which revolves around alleged bribes received by the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant.
At the hearing to present the accusation, Salazar considered preventive detention necessary for the 37 defendants in the case, but the Constitution prevents this measure for those over 65, as is the case of Moreno, his wife and 12 other investigated. for those who requested house arrest.