JAKARTA, Legal Literacy — The legal counsel for actor Adly Fairuz has denied allegations that their client claimed to be a police general in a civil lawsuit concerning alleged fraud in the handling of prospective members of the Police Academy (Akpol). The denial was issued following a breach of contract lawsuit amounting to nearly IDR 5 billion filed with the South Jakarta District Court.

Adly's legal counsel, Aga Khan, asserted that the information circulating in the public is not in accordance with the facts, including the issue that Adly claimed to be a Police General with the name General Ahmad.

"The accusation that Adly claimed to be a Police General is untrue and greatly harms our client," Aga said when met in South Jakarta recently.

According to Aga, the party providing the money should have known Adly's identity from the beginning. However, the transaction still took place and now places his client as the party to be entirely blamed.

Aga also denied the assumption that Adly is not responsible for the matter. He mentioned that his client has attempted to return the money, although only partially.

"It is not true that our client is running away from responsibility. Some of the money has been returned," he said.

Aga added that Adly is being cooperative and ready to follow the entire legal process that is underway. He assessed that the developing news tends to corner…