Setya Novanto was arrested last month over his suspected role in the scandal linked to a national electronic identity card scheme. "Mr Novanto has resigned," member of parliament Yandri Susanto told Reuters, referring to a letter in which Novanto announced his decision. A replacement for him as speaker was expected to be decided by his party, Golkar, at an extraordinary meeting on Dec 19, said Dito Ganinduto, a member of parliament from Novanto's Golkar party. Novanto had not resigned as chairman of Golkar, Ganinduto said. A lawyer for Novanto, Maqdir Ismail, deferred questions on the matter to acting Golkar chairman Idrus Marham.

Source: Bangkok Post December 11, 2017 11:15 UTC