JAKARTA — Indonesia's former agriculture minister was jailed for 10 years on Thursday after he was found guilty of misappropriating more than $900,000 of public funds.

Syahrul Yasin Limpo was found guilty by a court in the capital Jakarta of ordering officials in his ministry to send him money from state coffers, some of which was used for his personal expenses.

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