Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno is considering seeking asylum in Paraguay
On Tuesday, former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno said that he is weighing the possibility of seeking asylum in Paraguay after learning that the Justice of his country has ordered him to appear every two weeks while he is being prosecuted for allegedly committing the crime of bribery.
Moreno – who preceded Guillermo Lasso in office and governed Ecuador from 2017 to 2021 – is currently based in Paraguay, where he serves as the Organization of American States (OAS) commissioner for Disability Affairs.
He has stated that continually traveling to his home country to appear in court could risk his health.
Specifically, the former Ecuadorian president recalled that he had to be hospitalized in an emergency on several occasions because of internal bleeding caused by sudden displacements in his wheelchair.
Moreno is accused of allegedly benefiting from bribes paid by the Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro to obtain contracts for constructing the largest hydroelectric plant in Ecuador.
With information from LGI
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