Prabowo, 48, was among more than a dozen suspects arrested last year on charges that they took bribes for issuing permits to export the crustaceans.

The shipments were banned under Prabowo’s predecessor due to sustainability concerns.

“The defendant has been proven guilty of committing corruption,” presiding judge Albertus Usada said Thursday as he passed the sentence in a video hearing held due to Covid-19 restrictions.

“(Prabowo) did not set a good example as a public official.”

The Jakarta court also ordered Prabowo to pay more than 11 billion rupiah in fines and restitution or face as much as two additional years in prison.

Graft remains a big problem in the country, where politicians are widely seen as among the most corrupt public officials.

In a separate case, Indonesia’s former social affairs minister Juliari Batubara was awaiting sentencing on charges that he took US$1.2 million in bribes linked to food aid for those hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year, Indonesia’s former sports minister was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of taking some US$800,000 in bribes.