Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo, center, escorted by security officers walks after a press conference at the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Indonesia's anti-corruption commission formally named the country's fisheries minister as a suspect in taking bribes related to exports of lobster larvae, and alleged he used the money on a luxury shopping spree during a visit to the United States. - AP
JAKARTA, Nov 25 (AFP): Indonesia's fisheries minister was arrested this week in a sweeping bust over allegations of graft linked to exporting baby lobsters, the anti-corruption agency said.
Edhy Prabowo was nabbed early Wednesday (Nov 25) along with his lawmaker wife, Iis Rosita Dewi, at Jakarta's international airport as they returned from a trip to the United States.
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