Indonesia's parliament reappoints scandal-hit speaker
November 30, 2016 at 06:51 AM EST
JAKARTA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Wednesday reappointed Setya Novanto as its speaker, reinstating him despite a scandal last year when he was accused of trying to extort $1.8 billion of shares from the local unit of U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoran Inc.
