REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesian National Police have not named Minister of State-owned Enterprises, Dahlan Iskan, as a suspect of car accident involving Minister's new electric car, Tucuxi, in Magetan, East Java, on Saturday.

"Investigation is still underway," the Chief of Indonesian National Police, Timur Pradopo, said on Wednesday.

He explained that the matter was related to a test drive, governed by Laws and must be coordinated with Ministry of Transportation. He added that every vehicle must be tested before it was produced massively.

Meanwhile, the East Java Police`s traffic directorate head, Adjunct Police Commissioner Ade Safri Simanjuntak, said on Monday that the cause of the accident was the driver, who was Minister Iskan. "He could be the suspect of the case. We will probe him this week," Simanjuntak said.

The minister violated several articles of Law 22, Year 2009, on Traffic and Road Transportation. He breached Article 310, paragraph 1, Article 280, and Article 64, paragraph 1, on negligence that causes accidents, with a maximum penalty of six months imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of 1 million rupiah.

According to Article 280 and Article 64, paragraph 1, if an individual violates the rules of registration and identification of motor vehicles, he/she can face a maximum penalty of two months imprisonment or a maximum fine of 500 thousand rupiah. 

"The `DI 19` license plate attached to the electric car was not officially registered. After investigations, the police found that the license plate was not registered with the Integrated Administration Service, Samsat," said Ade.

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