Indonesia's Speaker of Parliament denies wrongdoing in ID-card programme
Jakarta
THE Speaker of Indonesia's Parliament on Tuesday denied allegations that he helped cause big losses to the state in connection with the issuance of electronic national identity cards.
Setya Novanto, chairman of Indonesia's second-biggest political party, Golkar, made the denial to reporters after a meeting with leaders of the House of Representatives.
The Speaker said he read media reports saying he was named by the independent Corruption Eradicat…
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