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Police uncover ‘jockey’ ring in Makassar
Andi Hajramurni , The Jakarta Post , Makassar, South Sulawesi | Thu, 07/02/2009 12:59 PM | National
Makassar Police arrested Wednesday 11 people for taking the state university admission test on another's behalf.Makassar Police Chief Detective Adj. Comr. Tri Heri Maryadi said a twelve suspect remained at large. He added that nine of the suspects were students from Bandung, who were caught sitting the Hasanuddin University entrance test on Wednesday.
Maryadi said the suspects, locally known as jockeys, enrolled for the test but then swap answer sheets with the serious applicants on examination day.
Each applicant paid Rp 5 million (nearly US$500) for the service, the detective said.
“Investigations are still underway and will possibly lead us to more suspects,” he said, adding that the police had also questioned six high school graduates who had hired the suspects.
Maryadi said the suspects faced a maximum sentence of nine months in jail each.
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