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Ex-Indonesian minister jailed for 12 years in Covid-19 graft scandal
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2021
» JAKARTA: 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 ($2.25 million) in kickbacks in relation to the procurement of goods intended for Covid-19 social assistance packages.
Indonesia names second cabinet minister as suspect in graft case
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-graft agency named Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara on Sunday as a suspect in a million-dollar bribery case, along with four others, while President Joko Widodo warned officials against misuse of public funds.