Indonesia Parliament Speaker in detention
Setya Novanto is one of the most senior politicians to be taken into custody by anti-corruption agency
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Jakarta
INDONESIA'S Parliament Speaker, Setya Novanto, has been taken into custody by the anti-corruption agency after being arrested over his alleged role in causing state losses of US$170 million linked to a national electronic identity card scheme.
Novanto, clad in an orange vest worn by detainees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), was transferred from a hospital on Sunday night into a KPK detention facility.
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