Teenager held for divulging exam

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A teenager was detained over the weekend for allegedly divulging the answers to the high school's national chemistry examination in May.

South Sulawesi Provincial Police Spokesman Maj. Razali said that the suspect NN, 18, is being released on bail given her parents' prominent status.

Razali alleged that the suspect stole a copy of the test from her father's office. She photocopied and disseminated the questions and answers to her friends and sold them to others for between Rp 25,000 (US$10.70) and several hundreds of thousands of rupiah, Antara reported.

A student at a state high school in Palu was the first to bring the matter to the attention of a local journalist. An investigation followed. Fifteen students from three different high schools were questioned, who said that they received the answers several days before the exam was held on May 10.

The exam was declared invalid and repeated on May 15. (14)