Fake ID Cards ahead of Regional Elections

Kompas/Defri Werdiono

Batu chapter of the General Elections Commission in East Java together with representatives of the Election Supervisory Board, the police, Indonesian Military (TNI) and others prepare to destroy spoiled ballots and the leftovers of ballots at the local election commission office on Friday (10/2). Batu is the only region in East Java that will hold a regional election on February 15, 2017.

The customs and excise office at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has uncovered 36 counterfeit Indonesian identification cards (KTP) sent from Cambodia.

The fake electronic ID cards were discovered in a packet along with 32 Taxpayer Registration Cards (NPWP), a bank deposit book, and one ATM card. The case is being investigated by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, the directorate general for population and civil registry of the Home Ministry, and the customs and excise office of the Finance Ministry. The investigation is important because the event took place in the run-up to the Jakarta gubernatorial elections.