{"id":6305,"date":"2017-11-17T13:43:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T10:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anticorr.media\/?p=6305"},"modified":"2017-11-21T11:47:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T08:47:53","slug":"ischeznuvshij-na-fone-korrupcionnogo-skandala-indonezijskij-politik-obnaruzhen-v-bolnice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anticorr.media\/en\/ischeznuvshij-na-fone-korrupcionnogo-skandala-indonezijskij-politik-obnaruzhen-v-bolnice\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian politician who disappeared in corruption scandal found in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

This material belongs to: The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Setya Novanto<\/strong><\/a> had reportedly been on his way to meet investigators when his car collided with an electrical pole.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The search for Indonesia\u2019s house speaker Setya Novanto<\/a>, who\u00a0disappeared after becoming the target of an arrest warrant<\/a>, came to a dramatic end on Thursday when he was reportedly found unconscious in hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The high-profile politician had been on his way to meet anti-corruption investigators when his car collided with an electrical pole in south Jakarta, said his lawyer, Fredrich Yunadi<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Novanto, who is parliamentary speaker and head of the influential Golkar party<\/a>, has been dogged by persistent allegations that he played a central role in a massive corruption scandal involving an electronic identity card project.<\/p>\n

It is alleged he is among a group of legislators and businessmen that siphoned off millions from the project, costing\u00a0Indonesia<\/a>\u00a0$170m in state losses.<\/p>\n

After repeatedly dodging calls to be questioned by Indonesia\u2019s Corruption Eradication Commission<\/a> (KPK<\/a>), a warrant for his arrest was issued on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

However, he could not be found until news of the car accident broke on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

Given his condition, it was unclear when Novanto would be officially questioned, but KPK<\/a> investigators said they had already visited his VIP room at Permata Hijau<\/a> hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team was able to meet and coordinate with the doctors handling SN [Setya Novanto] at 6.30am this morning,\u201d KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah<\/a> said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Indonesian social media users have been largely incredulous about the latest developments in the case, with some sarcastically applauding the house speaker for yet another escape from the law.<\/p>\n

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#SaveTiangListrik<\/a>: Netizens wish electric pole well after being crashed into by car containing Setya Novanto https:\/\/t.co\/kkLsO2qM1O<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andreas Harsono (@andreasharsono) 17 \u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f 2017 \u0433.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n