Bribe taker not duped<\/p>\n
From Surabaya Post<\/p>\n
Riding my motorcycle close to Jl. Ambengan near the railway
\ncrossing around noon on Sept. 29, I entered a roadblock set up by
\nthe East Surabaya Police who were checking on vehicle
\nregistration papers.<\/p>\n
I only had a photocopy of my vehicle document (STNK). I
\nexplained to the policemen that the original STNK was at the
\npolice office for its yearly extension. The officers did not
\naccept my explanation and wanted to ticket me.<\/p>\n
There followed a negotiation of the fine I had to pay as an
\nout-of-court settlement. The gentlemen seemed to have decided
\nthat the bottom price would be Rp 10,000.<\/p>\n
I still wanted to escape with a lower price, so I made a neat
\nbundle of eight banknotes of Rp 1,000 each. One of the gentlemen
\nshowed acumen when he started counting the money. He was not
\noverly surprised with the shortage in the agreed-upon sum. He
\ntold me that if I did not cough up the right amount, I would have
\nto go to court. I had no choice but to give him another Rp 2,000.<\/p>\n
Then he returned the photocopy of my STNK and my driver's
\nlicense.<\/p>\n
Name and address<\/p>\n
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