Fake TNI Officer Pretends to be Lieutenant Colonel for 6 Months, Deceives Wife, Can Only Bow Down in Despair When Arrested

Dream - Scams involving fake TNI officers still occur. By using fake uniforms, they deceive many people.

Like the man in the following viral photo. The photo shows a man wearing a complete Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) uniform. Styled like a soldier, the man claims to be a fake TNI officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Letkol).

In a photo shared by the Instagram account @tni_angkatan_laut, a man with complete Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) attributes is seen posing with a woman wearing a white dress with a background of a ship. It is suspected that they are taking prewedding photos.

However, in another photo, the man is seen bowing down in despair after his disguise as a fake TNI officer was discovered. He is seen being surrounded by two Military Police officers ready to interrogate him.

The fake TNI officer had deceived his wife for six months since the beginning of their marriage. His wife initially had no suspicions about him.

The man who claimed to be a middle-ranking Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) officer with the initials MQ was arrested by the Naval Military Police Center (Puspomal).

The chronology began with the face of the perpetrator circulating on social media, claiming to be an Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

"A resident in Sukamanah Village, Rajeg District, Tangerang Regency, claiming to be a member of the Indonesian Navy (TNI) with the initials (MQ), was successfully arrested by a joint team from the Naval Military Police Center (Puspomal) and the Main Naval Base III Military Police (Lantamal), on Thursday (09/3)," according to a statement from @tni_angkatan_laut.

In the post, the face of the fake Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) officer is clearly seen when being apprehended by two Puspomal soldiers while bowing down in despair.

The photo of MQ is certainly in contrast to when he was still proudly wearing his uniform before being apprehended by the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).

The Indonesian Navy Military Police initially became suspicious and traced the whereabouts of the perpetrator in Rajeg District, Tangerang Regency, and questioned his wife.

MQ's wife admitted that she did not know her husband's profession as a fake TNI officer. They had only been married for 6 months.

MQ often wore TNI uniforms and attributes. Many attributes such as rank insignia, service insignia, brevets, headgear, military boots, and bags were found.

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