Disgraced Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker Muhammad Misbakhun was released from prison on Thursday after receiving a two-month remission.

A Salemba Prison spokesman was quoted by Detik.com as saying the legislator had been released shortly before midday.

Misbakhun was able to amass a small fortune when he worked at the Tax Directorate-General before launching a political career with the Islam-based PKS, was only sentenced to one-year in jail for forging documents to obtain huge loans from Bank Century.

Prosecutors had sought eight years for the crime, which is alleged to have cost the state as much as $22.5 million. Despite, this, he was only jailed for one year.