TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Police arrest PPP deputy chair over alleged forgery
Change Size
Party time: United Development Party (PPP) chairman Djan Faridz (left) talks to former PPP chairman Suryadharma Ali in this file photo.
(Tempo/-)
J
akarta Police have arrested the deputy chairwoman of the United Development Party (PPP), Fernita Darwis, in connection with alleged document forgery.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono confirmed the arrest, which took place at the party's offices on Jl. Diponegoro in Central Jakarta.
"She was arrested on Jan. 11," Argo said on Friday, as reported by tribunnews.com.
According to Argo, PPP chairman Djan Faridz, through his lawyer Andrias Herminanto, had reported Fernita to the police.
"She allegedly told a staffer to scan signatures of the PPP chairman and secretary-general [to be used for document forgery]," Argo said.
Police have questioned 10 witnesses in the case. (dmr)
