Journalist arrested for forging passports

Journalist arrested for forging passports

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A journalist was among seven people
recently arrested for allegedly printing fake passports for
prospective migrant workers.

Police said the journalist, identified as Mukhlis Nasution,
had helped distribute the fake passports.

Chief detective of general crimes Adj. Sr. Comr. Arman Depari
said Saturday the group was led by Yusril Darus, a middleman who
offered passport application services to a number of labor
exporting companies. Yusril charged Rp 1 million for each
passport.

The bogus passport makers were arrested during separate raids
on Thursday and Friday.

The police seized a computer, three typewriters, bogus stamps
of government institutions and documents required to apply for a
passport. -- JP