Cadets expelled for cheating

Cadets expelled for cheating

MAGELANG, Central Java: The Military Academy has dishonorably
expelled 11 first- and second-year cadets after learning that
they had forged the mark in their high school diplomas when they
enrolled.

The 11 consisted of nine cadet sergeant majors and two cadet
corporals, Lt. Col. Soerachman, the academy's chief spokesman,
told Antara.

Soerachman said the college is determined to clean its image
and will continue to scrutinize the documents of cadets admitted
into the academy. Last year the academy expelled 13 students on
similar grounds.

Those who forged their high school diplomas are causing losses
to the state because their studies are subsidized by the
government. Their action also deprived those who should have been
admitted in their place, he added.

Soerachman said he would leave it to the police on whether to
prosecute the expelled cadets, noting that forging school
diplomas is a criminal offense. (emb)