Indonesia Court Convicts Megawati Aide In Blow to Opposition

An Indonesian court convicted a senior aide to former President Megawati Soekarnoputri in a corruption case, dealing a blow to the leadership of the nation’s main opposition party.

The Central Jakarta District Court on Friday found Hasto Kristiyanto, secretary general of Megawati’s Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), guilty of bribing a former election commission official in 2019 to facilitate the replacement of a member of parliament.