City official accused of crime

JAKARTA (JP): The chief of administration affairs at the City Office of Public Records has been arrested for allegedly falsifying the birth certificate of his son.

A city police detective for special crimes (Tipiter) who requested anonymity identified the suspect as Ramadhan Sakhri, 54, who committed the crime when he was chief of the West Jakarta Office of Public Records some years ago.

"Apparently, Ramadhan and his wife, Lisa, are separated and battling over child custody. Lisa recently came to us and reported that Ramadhan had falsified the birth certificate of her son. We checked it out, and it turned out to be true," the detective told reporters on Tuesday.

He said the police arrested the official on Friday last week following the report.

The detective said that police were currently questioning Ramadhan to find out the motive behind his misconduct. (ylt)