Top Indonesian politician embroiled in huge corruption case goes missing
(The Guardian Indonesia)

Parliamentary speaker Setya Novanto left home with `unknown´ people before investigators into $170m graft case arrivedInvestigations into a major multimillion-dollar corruption scandal in Indonesia have taken a surprise twist with one of the country´s most high-profile politicians, parliamentary speaker Setya Novanto, apparently fleeing to avoid a warrant for his arrest.Novanto was nowhere to be found when anti-corruption investigators and police arrived at the politician´s private residence to arrest him on Wednesday evening. He is being investigated as part of one of Indonesia´s biggest ever corruption cases - an electronic identity card graft case that has reportedly cost the country $US170m in state losses. Related: `Allah doesn`t care if you are transgender`: the Indonesian school fighting a backlash Continue reading...