Ecuador ex-president Bucaram sentenced to prison for corruption, fourth in office

Ecuador's former president Abdala Bucaram Ortiz has been sentenced to prison for corruption, making him the fourth former president of the country to receive such a sentence. The others are Lenín Moreno, Rafael Correa, and Jamil Mahuad. This continues a pattern of judicial accountability for former heads of state in Ecuador, but the specific charges and sentence length are not detailed in the source.