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Police investigate Instagram account advertising babies
(akun@jualbayimurah)Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr
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Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr.Comr.Muhammad Iqbal said on Sunday the police were investigating an Instagram account that offered babies for sale.
He said police officers, along with a special team from the Social Affairs Ministry and the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), had visited a location that was mentioned on the account.
'When we arrived at the location, we found an office of a Catholic foundation that provides shelter for teenagers. We found no babies there and they could provide all legal documents related to the foundation,' Iqbal told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
The investigation began after an Instagram account with username @jualbayimurah posted photos of babies for adoption. One of the babies was offered at Rp 10 million (US$750.55). The account provided a complete address and phone number of a location in East Jakarta where the babies were being accommodated.
The baby-for-sale advertisement on the Instagram account has drawn anger from netizens.
Iqbal said the Catholic foundation, Yayasan Gembala Anak, claimed that it had neither posted nor been involved in baby buying and selling practices as advertised on the Instagram account.
'The Jakarta Police's cyber crimes is investigating the account. If it is a prank, we would like to understand the motive behind it,' he said. (fsu/ebf)(++++)
