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Indonesian President 'Furious' Over Bribery Scandal

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he is furious and disappointed that his name has been dragged into a bribery scandal involving parliament speaker Setya Novanto. The president told reporters that the process of a parliamentary honorary court, the MKD, must be respected, but he is angry the speaker invoked his name to solicit bribes. Novanto, who is accused of soliciting bribes from mining giant Freeport, told the court Monday that he rejects the evidence against him because it was...

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