Viral Allegations of Fake KTPs in Semarang Priced at Rp500,000, Disdukcapil Denies Employee Involvement

In another widely shared post on social media, there was information about alleged use of fake KTPs in cases of car and PlayStation rental fraud.

Regarding these claims, Yudi left the matter to law enforcement authorities.

"From what we see, I am confident this is now a legal matter beyond our agency's scope," he said.

"The police and enforcement officials can act, and we hope those involved will be caught soon. I am confident, God willing, that Disdukcapil staff are not involved," he said.

KTP issuance follows strict procedures

Yudi explained that Disdukcapil Semarang applies several procedures for issuing and replacing KTPs.

For lost KTPs, the owner must provide a police report as evidence of loss.

"If your KTP is lost, you must file a police report, and the person collecting the new KTP must be the rightful owner. This is mandatory."

"If someone else collects it, the request will be rejected by our officers. Only authorized individuals within the same family card (KK) are allowed to collect on behalf," he said.

Disdukcapil also retrieves old KTPs to prevent invalid documents from recirculating.

"To avoid old KTPs floating around, anyone moving from other areas must surrender their KTP. We will not issue a new KTP without it," Yudi stated.

"Similarly, death certificates won’t be issued if the deceased person’s KTP is not handed in," he added.

Damaged, invalid, or revoked KTPs are also destroyed by Disdukcapil.

"We conduct destruction of invalid or damaged KTPs almost daily," he said.

"We destroy them to prevent circulation. However, negligence still happens among the public. Maybe not from our region, but possibly the material comes from elsewhere. We can’t control that," he explained.

Sanctions to be imposed if employees are involved

Yudi stated that staffing regulations will be enforced if any Disdukcapil employees are found guilty of violations.