The Jakarta Corruption Court has ruled that former Indonesian social affairs minister Juliari Batubara be sentenced to 12 years in prison over a Covid-19 graft scandal, Reuters reports.
The court said the former politician had received bribes in relation to the procurement of goods intended for Covid-19 social assistance packages.
The politician was also fined 500 million rupiah ($34,698.13), ordered to pay back the embezzled funds, and will be banned from public office for four years after serving his prison term.
