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Mohammad Mahfud MD’s comments were sexist, women’s rights activists say.
Johnny G. Plate is accused of taking nearly $1.2 million in kickbacks related to the construction of thousands of telecoms towers in remote parts of the archipelago.
Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Wednesday sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption linked to the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country. Johnny G. Plate, former communication and information technology minister, was arrested in May after being questioned as part of an investigation by the attorney general’s office in Jakarta.
Syahrul Yasin Limpo, who resigned from his position last week, is the sixth member of President Joko Widodo’s cabinet to face graft charges since 2019.
With the arrest of Syahrul, six of President Jokowi's cabinet ministers have gone to prison for corruption.