Police uncover fake diploma ring

Police uncover fake diploma ring

PADANG, West Sumatra: West Sumatra Police arrested three
people for producing counterfeit diplomas, an officer said on
Wednesday.

West Sumatra Police detectives chief Sr. Supt. Athif Ali M.
Dai said the suspects were Sutisna, his wife Martini and a
principal of a local elementary school, Arneti.

Athif said the case was disclosed following suspicions over 12
students who had yet to master several subjects but passed the
Police Cadet School in Padang.

"We became suspicious and questioned three of them. Later, we
learned that they possessed fake diplomas, which were obtained
from Martini," he said.

The police officer also said that there were five others
involved in the distribution of the counterfeit diplomas.

"We'll continue our investigation to disclose the production
network of these diplomas," he said. (28/lup)