FILE PHOTO: Indonesian parliament speaker, Setya Novanto (second left) arrives at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, Indonesia Nov 21. Lawyers for Setya Novanto, the former speaker of Indonesia's parliament, argued he was too ill to stand trial but prosecutors said he was in good health. Judges on Wednesday postponed the hearing until later in the day. Novanto was allegedly part of a conspiracy of dozens of officials who used the introduction of an electronic ID system to steal more than US$170 million of public money. He evaded questioning by anti-corruption officials for months but was arrested in November at a hospital after being involved in a car accident.

Source: Bangkok Post December 13, 2017 08:03 UTC