Money forger stands trial

Money forger stands trial

MEDAN, North Sumatra: The district court here is trying a 31-
year-old medical student on charges of forging Rp 10,000 bank
notes.

The forgery, which involved a sophisticated computer and had
been going on for several months, has fermented unrest in the
provincial capital, presiding judge M. Syarifuddin Harahap said.

Harahap said the fake bank notes the defendant made with a
Japanese-made computer looked very convincing except that they do
not have a lead security strip in them.

Eben Ezer, an assistant at the shop where the accused bought
the computer, testified that he never imagined the sophisticated
equipment could make bank notes.

Eben said the defendant once asked his advice on how to print
on high quality paper with good results.

The defendant had printed 16,000 bank notes "worth" Rp 16
million, Antara reported. (pan)