
Indonesia Jails Ex-Parliament Speaker for 15 Years over Graft
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced the former speaker of parliament, Setya Novanto, to 15 years in jail for his role in causing state losses of around $170 million, linked to a national electronic identity card scheme. Yanto, the head of a panel of five judges, also said Novanto would be fined 500 million rupiah ($36,000)and barred from public office for five...