Former Papua governor Lukas jailed for eight years for bribery


JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced former Papua governor Lukas Enembe (pic) to eight years in prison on Thursday (Oct 19) after being convicted of bribery pertaining to infrastructure projects in Papua.

“The judges also sentence the defendant with a Rp 500 million [US$31,563] fine,” presiding judge Rianto Adam Pontoh said during the verdict hearing.

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