Former Indonesian election panel chief jailed six years for bribery

Wahyu Setiawan (centre) and former Elections Supervisory Agency member Agustiani Tio Fridelina (not pictured) have been sentenced for accepting around US$47,350 in bribes from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politician Saeful Bahri. - JP/ANN

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Jakarta Corruption Court has handed down a six-year prison sentence for former General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Wahyu Setiawan after finding him guilty of accepting bribes in connection with an election dispute.

"Wahyu Setiawan has been proven guilty of committing corruption as suspected, ” presiding judge Susanti Arsi Wibawani said while reading out the verdict on Monday.