Immigration Says Revocation Of Riza Chalid And Jurist Tan's Passport Has Been AGO

JAKARTA - Acting Director General of Immigration Yuldi Yusman said the revocation of Riza Chalid and Jurist Tan's passports was carried out at the request of the Attorney General's Office. The submission has been made since last July.

Riza Chalid is a suspect in the alleged corruption case of crude oil management and refinery products. Meanwhile, Jurist Tan was named a suspect in the alleged corruption case of the chromebook laptop project at the Ministry of Education and Culture and is both being hunted.

"If Jurist Tan is on July 22, 2025, we will withdraw it based on a request from the Attorney General's Office. Then for MRC, the passport is July 11, 2025," Yuldi told reporters at his office, Wednesday, October 8.

Yuldi said the revocation did not mean that both of them did not have citizenship. "The revocation is carried out in a system manner," he said.

"This means that the physical passport is still held by the person concerned but has written to the directorate general of immigration in Malaysia to convey to them that or inform them that MRC passports have been revoked in a system manner," continued Yuldi.

Furthermore, Riza Chalid and Jurist Tan's space for movement is said to be more limited now. This is because the country where they are now will definitely carry out more monitoring.

"Because the passport was revoked then we tell the country where the person concerned is currently hiding," he said.

As previously reported, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) has opened its voice regarding the revocation of passports for the two fugitives being hunted, namely Mohammad Riza Chalid (MRC) and Jurist Tan. This effort coincided with the submission of a red notice against both of them.

"In principle, the revocation of passports limits the space for movement. If they were in other countries, we would localize their efforts," said Head of the AGO, Anang Supriatna at his office, Jakarta, Tuesday, October 7.

"What is clear is that when a person is revoked by a passport, the person concerned does not immediately disappear to his citizen or the term is stateless but what is clear is that when a person is revoked from his passport, the person concerned cannot leave the country or cannot go to another country," continued Anang.