Ex-Indonesian minister jailed for 12 years in Covid-19 graft scandal

Former Indonesian social affairs minister Juliari Batubara has been sentenced to 12 years in prison over a multi-million dollar Covid-19 graft scandal, the Jakarta Corruption Court ruled on Monday.

A judge said the former politician was found "convincingly guilty of corruption" after receiving 32.4 billion rupiah (US$2.25 million) in kickbacks in relation to the procurement of goods intended for Covid-19...