Investigators from Semarang Metropolitan Police have confirmed that\nthe B1 Public driving licence held by Cahaya Trans bus driver Gilang\nIhsan Faruq (22) is a forgery. Gilang and two other individuals have now\nbeen named as suspects in connection with the fake licence.<\/p>\n
Semarang Metropolitan Police Chief Commissioner M Syahduddi stated\nthat the licence in Gilang\u2019s possession was recorded as having been\nissued by the Traffic Unit of Padang District Police. However, upon\nverification, the licence under Gilang\u2019s name was found not to be\nregistered in the Padang District Police licensing system.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results of the Forensic Laboratory examination show that the B1\nPublic driving licence in the name of GIF is non-identical, meaning it\nis a product of a different printing process,\u201d said M Syahduddi during a\nlive broadcast on the Semarang Metropolitan Police YouTube channel on\nWednesday (18 February 2026).<\/p>\n
Based on these findings, on 1 February 2026 investigators named\nGilang Ihsan Faruq as a suspect under Article 392(2), which states that\n\u201cany person who uses a document whose contents are untrue or falsified\u201d\nis liable to prosecution.<\/p>\n
Investigators developing the case further revealed that two other\nindividuals were involved as the forgers: Herry Soekirman (HS) and\nMustafa Kamal (MK). Both were named as suspects on 15 February 2026\nunder Article 392(1), which addresses \u201cany person who commits forgery of\ndocuments against authentic records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the case of possession of a driving licence that does not\ncomply with regulations, Semarang Metropolitan Police investigators have\nnamed three suspects. The first is GIF, who was also the driver of the\nbus involved in the accident that killed 16 people. The second is HS,\nwhose role was to create and edit the licence held by suspect GIF. The\nthird is MK, who assisted suspect HS and profited from the illegal\nlicence-making process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In this case, police also seized a number of items of evidence,\nincluding: the forged B1 Public driving licence in Gilang Ihsan Faruq\u2019s\nname; a B1 Public driving licence in Mustafa Kamal\u2019s name; an A Public\ndriving licence in Herry Soekirman\u2019s name; three mobile phones of\nvarious brands; a desktop computer unit comprising an LG CPU, 21-inch LG\nmonitor, Epson L120 printer, keyboard, and mouse.<\/p>\n
As previously reported, investigators from Semarang Metropolitan\nPolice have also named Ahmad Warsito (AW), the President Director of PT\nCahaya Wisata Transportasi, as a suspect in the Cahaya Trans bus\naccident that killed 16 people on the Krapyak Toll Road in Central Java.\nSuspect AW is accused of failing to carry out his supervisory function\nover the operations of PT Cahaya Wisata Transportasi.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, suspect AW was aware that the bus did not hold a route\npermit and was operating without oversight, yet still authorised its\noperation despite staff and the company\u2019s head of operations having\nreported that the bus lacked both a route permit and an inspection\ncard.<\/p>\n
Police also urged transport owners, operators, and route permit\nholders to guarantee the safety of passengers using their services, as a\nsignificant increase in public transport usage is expected in the coming\nweeks during the Eid al-Fitr homecoming period.<\/p>\n
Police expressed their hope that traffic accidents, particularly\nthose resulting in mass fatalities among passengers, would not be\nrepeated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remind all public transport owners and operators to fully comply\nwith regulations, standard operating procedures, and applicable laws.\nWhat we have conveyed today is evidence of our commitment to delivering\na sense of justice to all parties in connection with the accident that\noccurred some time ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cahaya-trans-bus-drivers-licence-confirmed-fake-two-forgers-also-named-as-suspects-1771467650", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }