Issuance Of Riza Chalid's Red Notice Is Just A Matter Of Time

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) Attorney General Anang Supriatna (ANTARA/Nadia Putri Rahmani)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has stated that the development of the issuance of a red notice for Muhammad Riza Chalid (MRC) is just a matter of time. Because the process has been discussed with Interpol.

Riza Chalid is a suspect in the alleged corruption case of crude oil management and refinery products at PT Pertamina Persero Sub Holding-KKKS for the period 2018-2023 and the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).

"It's being discussed with Interpol, the NCBC. Actually, it will be profiled from here," said the Head of the AGO, Anang Supriatna, to reporters, Friday, August 22.

However, administratively investigators have completed it, one of which is by including Riza Chalid in the People's Wanted List (DPO).

"From this DPO, the process to get it must be initiated first, the determination of the DPO first. For the MRC, yes," said Anang.

Riza Chalid's DPO status has been issued as of August 19, 2025. This step is to find his whereabouts and bring him back to Indonesia.

From the tracking, Riza Chalid is suspected of being in Malaysia. In fact, he has married a relative of the Sultanate of the neighboring country.

In the alleged corruption case, Muhammad Riza Chalid (MRC), as Beneficial Owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak, is one of nine people named as suspects in the alleged corruption case of crude oil governance and refinery products at PT Pertamina Persero Sub Holding-KKKS for the period 2018-2023.

Riza Chalid is suspected of being involved in direct appointmenting the Merak fuel terminal with a high rental price that does not benefit Pertamina. In addition, formulate for Pertalite products is illegal.

Meanwhile, in the effort to take action against money laundering offenses, investigators have confiscated a vehicle suspected of belonging to a suspect in the alleged corruption case of crude oil Muhammad Riza Chalid (MRC).

So far, nine cars have been confiscated, namely Toyota Alphard, Mini Cooper, and three Mercedes Benz sedans.

Then, one unit of BMW car, one unit of Toyota Rush, one unit of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, and one unit of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.4 Dakar.