Police Establish Suspect in Russian Embassy Licence Plate Forgery Case, Perpetrator a Civilian
The Traffic Management Directorate (Ditlantas) of the Jakarta Metro Police conducted enforcement action against a vehicle using a forged Russian Embassy licence plate. Police confirmed they have identified a suspect in connection with the alleged forgery of diplomatic vehicle registration numbers (TNKB).
“The case is still under process. We have identified a suspect who is currently undergoing examination at the Legal and Law Enforcement Sub-directorate of Ditlantas Jakarta Metro Police,” said Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Director Brigadier General Komarudin, citing Antara news agency on Friday (13 March 2026).
The Legal and Law Enforcement Sub-directorate of Ditlantas Metro Police took action against a Toyota Avanza Veloz using a forged licence plate inconsistent with its authorised use on the Inner City Toll Road in South Jakarta on Tuesday (24 February).
Komarudin stated that the case would likely be transferred to the General Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimum) of Jakarta Metro Police, as the matter involves suspected data falsification rather than a traffic violation.
“We will most likely refer it to the Criminal Division because there is potential document forgery involved,” Komarudin said.
He confirmed that the vehicle owner with the forged embassy plate has no connection to the Russian Embassy. Komarudin stated that the vehicle owner is a civilian.
“There is no connection to the embassy. The person’s occupation is not with the embassy; they are simply an ordinary civilian,” he explained.
He revealed that the individual’s motive for using the licence plate bearing the CD (Corps Diplomatique) designation was solely to evade Jakarta’s odd-even traffic regulations.
Forged Russian Embassy Licence Plate Vehicle Ticketed
The Legal and Law Enforcement Sub-directorate of Ditlantas Jakarta Metro Police impounded a vehicle using a forged Russian Embassy licence plate in Indonesia. The Avanza Veloz was impounded because the plate did not match its authorised use.
“Enforcement action against the Avanza Veloz vehicle using diplomatic plate CD 37 04 which does not conform to its authorised use,” said Deputy Chief of the Legal and Law Enforcement Sub-directorate of Ditlantas Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Ojo Ruslani on Tuesday (24 February).
This enforcement action was undertaken following a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) regarding the falsified diplomatic registration numbers CD-37-436 and CD-37-04. Ojo stated that the Avanza Veloz was impounded on the Inner City Toll Road, specifically in the Tegal Parang area heading westbound on Tuesday (24 February) at 08:15 WIB.
Ojo explained that the licence plate CD-37-04 was indeed registered at the Russian Federation Embassy and designated for a BMW vehicle. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently received notification from the Russian Embassy that one staff member spotted their plate number being used by someone else, a report that was forwarded to the Directorate of Law Enforcement and Traffic Management of the National Police, with copies to Ditlantas Jakarta Metro Police.
The Avanza Veloz driver using the Russian Embassy plate inconsistent with its authorisation was ticketed. Ditlantas also coordinated with the General Criminal Investigation Division of Jakarta Metro Police.
“The driver was ticketed. After that, we will send it to the Criminal Division to follow up on the forgery. The Criminal Division will conduct a deeper investigation into the alleged forgery offence. The driver was ticketed under Article 280 of the Road Traffic Law for using a registration number inconsistent with its authorised use,” he added.
Separately, police received a report of a forged plate bearing the number CD-37-436. He stated that this plate number was counterfeit, meaning it was not registered, and unlawfully used the Russian Embassy code that authorities are still searching for.
“As for CD-37-436, there are two cases: staff discovered someone using their number. The number 37 is the code for the Russian Embassy, but this one is fake and not registered at the Russian Embassy,” Ojo explained.