"We are coordinating about it with the home affairs ministry," Inspector General Ronny F. Sompie remarked here on Monday.
The coordination is necessary to collect preliminary data about the fake e-IDs allegedly made overseas.
"The Polices Security Intelligence Agency is trying to collect initial data on the information (about the fake IDs) to see whether Bareskrim (the Polices Crime Investigation Department) could follow up with the investigation," he emphasized.
He could not confirm whether the perpetrators were Indonesian nationals who lived overseas or foreigners.
The police are also coordinating with the foreign affairs ministry, he noted.
Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo remarked that he had found fake e-IDs being circulated in the community, which were allegedly made in China and France.
"The holograms are legal and made overseas in China and Paris," Kumolo revealed.
He could not confirm about a foreign intervention in the production of fake e-IDs. The police will investigate the case, he added.
"The players are Indonesians. I could not say if they are employees of the home affairs ministry," he stated.
The minister noted that almost five million citizens have not yet received e-IDs so far.
He, however, instructed that the e-ID card production had to be halted until January 2015, while investigation and improvements are being made to ensure that there is no foreign intervention or control.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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