Indonesia’s National Police have requested a Red Notice from the Interpol headquarters in France for Indonesian oil tycoon Riza Chalid.
Indonesian authorities say Riza, a suspect in a corruption case related to fuel imports, was detected in Malaysia after leaving Indonesia in February.
Indonesia’s Antara news agency yesterday reported that Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of the Interpol National Central Bureau in Indonesia, said the country’s attorney-general’s office (AGO) had completed all the requirements for the Red Notice last week.
“We immediately submitted the request for the individual in question (Riza),” he said.
A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.
Riza was named as a suspect in a corruption case linked to fuel imports at subsidiaries of Pertamina, the state-owned oil and gas giant, which registered trillions of rupiah in losses.
Riza, who is also facing charges in a related money laundering case, has been on the AGO’s most-wanted list since Aug 19.
Indonesia’s immigration and corrections ministry previously said that Riza’s passport had been revoked.
On July 16, acting Indonesian immigration director-general Yuldi Yusman said immigration records showed that Riza had been in Malaysia since Feb 6, after departing from Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
