JAKARTA: Indonesia’s former sports minister was jailed for four years over a US$40mil (RM127mil) corruption case, the latest sentencing to have hit the popularity of the outgoing government.
Andi Mallarangeng, who had been considered an up-and-coming politician, accepted more than US$700,000 (RM2.2mil) in bribes to favour a particular bidder to construct a sports stadium on the main island of Java, according to prosecutors.
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