Indonesian fisheries minister arrested on corruption charges

Edhy Prabowo accused of graft over issuance of lobster larvae export permits

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Edhy Prabowo, right, walks with Gerindra Party head Prabowo Subianto at the the presidential palace in Jakarta on Oct. 21, 2019. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's fisheries minister was arrested on corruption charges, making him the first member of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's second-term cabinet to be held over graft allegations.

Indonesian antigraft officials arrested Maritime and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo in the early hours of Wednesday upon his arrival at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on a flight from Hawaii. Officials at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said they arrested more than five people, including family members of Prabowo and ministry officials.

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