JAKARTA: The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced former Home Ministry officials Irman and Sugiharto to seven and five years in prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to swindle billions from a budget earmarked for the multi-million dollars electronic identity card (e-ID) project.
In a verdict delivered yesterday, judges at the court also ordered Irman and Sugiharto to pay 500 million rupiah (RM160,583) and 400 million rupiah (RM128,467) in fine, respectively.
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