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Police on alert for fake money ahead of elections
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Police officers display counterfeit money confiscated from a suspected fake money maker in a press conference at the Dau Police office in Malang, East Java, on Jan.24.
(Antara/Ari Bowo Sucipto)
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ne week ahead of the simultaneous regional elections on Feb.15, Central Java Police have asked all personnel in police precincts to safeguard against the distribution of counterfeit money.
The police made the call following the arrest of a suspected distributor of fake money by the Semarang Police recently, although the arrest could not yet be connected with the regional elections.
“The police have not yet received any report about it. However, we should stay vigilant against the distribution of fake money for election-related purposes. Don’t let any party take advantage of these regional elections to commit crimes,” Central Java Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Agung Aris Adhi Setiawan said as quoted by kompas.com in Semarang on Wednesday.
He said the Central Java Police had asked all police offices in regencies and municipalities set to hold simultaneous elections to conduct early detection of possible fake money distribution and monitor developments in their respective areas.
Semarang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. V.Thirdy Hadmiarso said separately the man named a suspect in the counterfeit money case was a resident of Salatiga, which will hold its mayoral election on Feb.15.
“We are still investigating but so far it has nothing to do with the election,” he said.
As reported earlier, Semarang Police personnel arrested Parijo Widodo, 72, and confiscated 362 counterfeit banknotes in Rp 100,000 denominations. The suspected fake money distributor was arrested in the Banaran Cafe, Bawen, on Jan.13, after he agreed to meet a police officer who was posing as a buyer. (ebf)
