Arrested For Alleged Fake Number Plates, This Man Claims To Be Police, Taken To Polda Metro

JAKARTA - Viral on social media showed a man with the initials AHH was arrested for allegedly using a fake vehicle number plate. In fact, when he was acted upon, the man claimed to be a member of the police.

In the video uploaded to the @forumwartawanpolri account, it appears that the man is driving a white Xenia car with plate number B 2355 TKI. The prosecution is said to have taken place at the Kuningan Toll Road towards Semanggi, Jakarta.

Director of Traffic Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo said the action against the man began with the officer's suspicion of the vehicle's license plate. So, the driver was stopped to be checked for completeness of his vehicle certificate

"Because we were suspected of using a fake number plate, we stopped it," said Sambodo to reporters, Wednesday, June 16.

However, when he was about to be questioned, the man admitted that he was a member of the police. In fact, he had time to show a membership card (KTA).

However, when the officer asked him to show again, the man refused and tried to hide it. So, it was decided to take him to Polda Metro Jaya for further investigation.

"Because there were irregularities when examined, to ensure the truth, which should be suspected of using a false identity. So we directed the Metro Police to carry out investigations and investigations," he explained.

However, the alleged false identity was not handled by the Traffic Directorate, but was handed over to the General Crimes Directorate.

"We asked for help from members who were on duty in front of Mako to secure it. Then the driver and evidence, we handed over the vehicle to the Jatanras Unit 1 Piket," said Sambodo.