Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Police have began investigating the case of 39 Islamic boarding school students from Banten who were illegally sent to Egypt for further studies, a spokesman said.
So far, police have been questioning witnesses and not yet identified any suspects, a senior officer at the National Police`s criminal investigation department, Brig.Gen Badrootin Haiti, said here Wednesday.
"The victims are students of an Islamic boarding school in Banten who wanted to study in Cairo," he said.
Each of the students had paid Rp17 million to someone who guaranteed they could study at Al Ahzar University and receive a monthly allowance until they graduated.
"The person promised that they could study, get scholarships, and have part-time jobs," he said.
The scam was discovered in June 2008 by the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo. The 39 students were from Darul Qolam Islamic boarding school in Gintung, Banten province.
"They were given temporary accommodations in a Cairo suburb," said Teuku Faizasyah, a foreign ministry official.
The students were sent to Egypt via Malaysia using tourist visa which were later changed into student visa.
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So far, police have been questioning witnesses and not yet identified any suspects, a senior officer at the National Police`s criminal investigation department, Brig.Gen Badrootin Haiti, said here Wednesday.
"The victims are students of an Islamic boarding school in Banten who wanted to study in Cairo," he said.
Each of the students had paid Rp17 million to someone who guaranteed they could study at Al Ahzar University and receive a monthly allowance until they graduated.
"The person promised that they could study, get scholarships, and have part-time jobs," he said.
The scam was discovered in June 2008 by the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo. The 39 students were from Darul Qolam Islamic boarding school in Gintung, Banten province.
"They were given temporary accommodations in a Cairo suburb," said Teuku Faizasyah, a foreign ministry official.
The students were sent to Egypt via Malaysia using tourist visa which were later changed into student visa.
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