REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Setya Novanto (Setnov) has been unconscious since the car that he was riding in involved in a single accident. He was rushed to the Emergency Room of Medika Permata Hijau hospital, South Jakarta, on Thursday (November 16) night.
"He is still unconscious. Still passed out," one Hani Tahapari of the House's News Bureau said after visiting the Golkar party chairman in the hospital ward.
Hani saw Novanto's left forehead is bandaged. She did not know how severe the wound was.
Earlier, Novanto's lawyer, Fredrich Yunadi said his client's aide was also badly injured. Nevertheless, the aide was able to contact Fredrich informing the accident.
"He told me that they were involved in an accident. The windshild was broken, the car was wrecked and his boss wounded and immediately fainted," Fredrich said at Medika Permata Hijau hospital.
Fredrich admitted, he did not know whether there were another passengers in the car beside Novanto and the aide.
"I also do not know in which side of the car Novanto sit," he said.
According to Fredrich, the doctor informed that Novanto's blood pressure almost reached 190 mmHg, while the normal pressure is 120/80 mmHg or below.
He added, his client has a heart problem, hypertension and vertigo.
The car that Novanto rode in hit electricity pole at Permata Hijau Street at around 18:35 pm.
On Wednesday, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) issued arrest warrant against Novanto as suspect in e-ID card procurement graft case.
After 24 hours since the warrant was issued, KPK put the suspect in the wanted list (DPO).
"We have waited until late in the afternoon. There was no news from the suspect. He did not surrender. So, the KPK leaders decided to send letter to National Police headquarters with copies to National Police chief and NCB Interpol to put the suspect's name into wanted list," spokesperson of KPK, Febri Diansyah said on Thursday (November 16).
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