Indonesia Hunts Corruption Suspect As INTERPOL Issues Notice

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police personnel are currently hunting an Indonesian businessman who has been named a suspect in an alleged corruption case, as international policing organization INTERPOL has issued a red notice. They even know his exact location, and a team has been deployed to arrest him.

INTERPOL has issued a red notice against Riza Chalid, who the Indonesian National Police are seeking for an alleged oil-related corruption case, but is fleeing overseas. At a press conference on Sunday, 1 February 2026, the Secretary of the National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol Indonesia, Police Brigadier General Untung Widyatmoko, said that the notice, which makes Riza Chalid a global fugitive, has been in effect since 23 January 2026.

"The Secretariat of NCB of Interpol Indonesia announces that the Interpol red notice in the name of Muhammad Riza Chalid, also known as MRC, was issued on Friday, 23 January 2026, or one week ago," Widyatmoko said.

Meanwhile, the National Police's Public Affairs Division, Brigadier General Police Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko,  confirmed that Riza Chalid holds only an Indonesian passport, so he has limited freedom of movement, which easing the police to find him. He even stated that Interpol now knows Riza Chalid's whereabouts, and the Indonesian police have departed for his hiding place.

"We cannot specify exactly where he is, but we already know, and we have already departed for that country," he said.

Andiko stated the Indonesian police have coordinated the search and arrest of Riza Chalid. He stated that Interpol Indonesia supports law enforcement against criminals who flee abroad in connection with crimes committed in Indonesia.

"The arrest is currently being worked on, coordinated, and continuously updated. Of course, we are not standing still; we are following up on the red notice," Andiko said.

Riza Chalid is one of the suspects in an alleged corruption case involving oil governance within the state-owned energy company, Pertamina, that occurred between 2018 and 2023. The case began to be uncovered in 2025 and caused state losses of up to Rp285 trillion (approximately US$16.9 billion), making it one of Indonesia's largest corruption cases.