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Indonesian Parliamentary Speaker released from detention

An Indonesian court has ordered Parliamentary Speaker, Akbar Tanjung, to be released from detention pending a verdict in his multi-million dollar corruption trial.

Mr Tanjung, one of the country's most powerful politicians, is on trial on charges of misusing eight-million dollars in funds from the state food agency Bulog.

He had been detained since March 7th in a cell at the attorney-general's offices.

05/04/2002 19:05:46 | ABC Radio Australia News

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