Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra told President Prabowo Subianto that the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) covers offenses beyond bribery.

Yusril said he explained this during talks with President Prabowo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday, as they discussed aligning Indonesia's corruption laws with the international convention.

"The president asked whether corruption under the UN Convention against Corruption meant only bribery. I told him it did not," Yusril said after a limited meeting with Prabowo at the palace.

UNCAC covers several areas related to combating corruption, including bribery, money laundering, ...