Five suspects arrested

Five suspects arrested

JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested five suspects, reportedly
hailing from Jakarta and Bandung, for allegedly forging telephone
cards.

City police spokesman Let. Col. Bambang Permantoro told
reporters on Tuesday that police caught the five -- identified as
Adriana, 19, Ane Marliratu, 22, Dedi Edward, 15, Kin Li, 22, and
Kurdi Tata, 26 -- between July 14 and 28.

According to Bambang, police learned from Adriana that they
belonged to one gang. Adriana was caught on July 14 by a Telkom
security guard while using a false telephone card to make a call
at the Saint Marry Building in Central Jakarta.

The gang's actions, which started in February, caused the
state-owned telecommunication company, PT Telkom, a loss of about
Rp 36 million, Bambang said.

Police also found in their possession 367 used telephone
cards; two master telephone cards; and one telephone box,
complete with buttons and integrated circuit, used to program the
telephone cards, Bambang said.

"Kurdi and Kin Li will be charged with forgery and the other
three with theft," Bambang said.

Bambang said the group has forged and sold 400 telephone
cards.

According to Bambang, Kurdi learnt from Oji, who was a PT
Telkom employee, how to refill the used telephone cards.

"Kurdi bought the card telephone box and its button for Rp
300,000 from Oji," Bambang said.(01)