Bogus journalist cheats legislator

Bogus journalist cheats legislator

SEMARANG: House of Representatives legislator Alvin Lie from
the National Mandate Party (PAN) ducked an attempt at fraud by a
bogus journalist when he appeared on Thursday at a local court to
be tried for early campaigning.

Alvin told reporters the extortion attempt took place just as
he was leaving the courtroom.

"I spotted this young man who did not interview me, but he
approached my wife and asked her for my name card. He said he
wanted to interview me, but after a lengthy talk, the
conversation went nowhere and I assumed that he just wanted
money," Alvin told Antara.

When Alvin asked the bogus reporter for his identification, he
presented a press card and personal ID with a name, Widada.

"But when I checked for the media Posisie Demokrasi Indonesia,
I found out it was fake and that his ID card had expired. I
chased him into the parking lot but he hopped on his motorbike
and fled," he said.

He had phoned the number on the press card, only to discover
that the line was disconnected. -- Antara