Former Indonesian sports minister sentenced to seven years for graft


Former youth and sports minister Imam Nahrawi takes a seat before KPK prosecutor Ronald Worotikan reads out Imam’s indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court on, Feb. 14. - JP

JAKARTA (Xinhua): An Indonesian court on Monday (June 29) handed down a seven-year sentence to the country's former Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi for a bribery case.

The former minister was found guilty of receiving bribes to pave the way for disbursement of grant for the country's National Sports Committee (KONI) and gratification from other parties during his ministerial services.

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