Regent hopeful detained for forgery

Regent hopeful detained for forgery

Ambon, Maluku: A regent hopeful in West Seram regency was detained by the police on Friday for allegedly forging his diploma.

A preliminary investigation found that Soebeno included an allegedly forged vocational high school diploma when registering as a regent candidate.

"Police have checked the 75 vocational high schools in Purwokerto, Central Java, but the schools all said they never had a student named Soebeno," said Comr. Bambang Hermanu of the Maluku Police.

Soebeno, who was nominated by the Golkar Party, claimed to have graduated from a vocational high school in Purwokerto.

The regency election in West Seram was scheduled for Aug. 2, but the election has now been delayed indefinitely until Soebeno's case is settled. -- JP