Bogus reporter taken to cop station<\/p>\n
SURABAYA: A meeting between 23 businessmen from Hong Kong and
\nEast Java Governor Imam Utomo on Friday not only attracted the
\nattention of accredited journalists but also a bogus reporter.<\/p>\n
Abdullah Choiri, who was waiting for the result of the meeting
\nat the governor's office in the Grahadi Building along with other
\njournalists, apparently did not realize that the reporters were
\nsuspicious of him.<\/p>\n
When asked to show his ID card, Abdullah at first introduced
\nhimself as the president director of publishing company PT Amriz
\nOctarina Perdana, which is owned by the son of Deputy Governor
\nAbdul Hamid.<\/p>\n
\"He just stole my son's press card,\" said the deputy governor
\nto refute the bogus reporter's claim.<\/p>\n
When the reporters scolded him, Abdullah said he was a
\nreporter at Sigi tabloid. One of the tabloid's reporters at the
\nscene disputed Abdullah's claim.<\/p>\n
According to Abdul Cholik Baya, a Jawa Pos daily reporter,
\nAbdullah had previously claimed he worked for the newspaper.<\/p>\n
The journalists were upset with Abdullah because a computer
\nand printer had gone missing from the press room of the
\ngovernor's office after Abdullah had slept there on Thursday
\nnight.<\/p>\n
According to Antara, the reporters took him to Genteng Police
\nstation after he failed to convince them he was a real reporter.
\n(prb)<\/p>",
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