Former Indonesian Minister Jailed for 5 Years Over Lobster Graft Scandal

Former Indonesian Minister Jailed for 5 Years Over Lobster Graft Scandal
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo talks to Indonesia's Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo during a visit in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia, on Jan. 8, 2020. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via Reuters
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JAKARTA—Former Indonesian maritime affairs and fisheries minister Edhy Prabowo was sentenced by a court on Thursday to five years in prison for accepting bribes in a corruption scandal involving the export of lobster larvae.

Edhy, who is a politician from the Gerindra party, was arrested last November at Jakarta’s airport after returning home from a trip to the United States with his wife.