Former mayor of Indonesia's Medan sentenced to 6 years in jail for graft

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JAKARTA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A corruption court in Medan, the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra has sentenced the city's former mayor Tengku Dzulmi Eldin to six years in jail for graft.

Eldin was also fined 500 million Indonesian rupiahs (34,626 U.S. dollars) for bribes related to projects, among others.

"He is guilty of committing corruption practices," the presiding judge read the verdict on Tuesday, according to local media reports.

The court has revoked Eldin's political rights for four years after he serves the main sentence.

Eldin was arrested by the Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission in October 2019.

His deputy Akhyar Nasution is currently serving as the acting mayor of Medan. Enditem

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