Chalid’s last known location was Malaysia, the minister confirmed at a press conference in Malang, East Java.
Immigration data indicates that Chalid left Indonesia in February 2025 and has not re-entered the country since, Andrianto said.
“The person concerned flew out of Indonesia to Singapore on Singapore Airlines (flight),” he informed, referencing records from the Indonesian Immigration V4.0.4 application.
“Based on crossing data as of July 17, 2025, at 5:30 p.m., he was not in Indonesia,” he added.
The government is working to bring Chalid back to Indonesia and has formally requested assistance from the Malaysian government for his repatriation.
“We are working with our friends there, and hopefully, the Malaysian government will be willing to assist in the return of Riza Chalid, who is currently there,” Andrianto said.
The development follows Chalid repeatedly skipping summons issued by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).
On July 29, 2025, head of the AGO’s Legal Information Center, Agung Anang Supriatna, informed that Chalid had ignored his second summons.
Therefore, investigators under the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) plan to schedule a third summons.
The AGO has been coordinating with several parties to determine his whereabouts, with strong indications that he is in Malaysia.
Chalid, identified as the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak, is one of eight new suspects named in the alleged corruption case linked to the management of crude oil and refinery products at a PT Pertamina sub-holding and its production sharing contract contractors (KKKS) in 2018–2023.
The AGO is investigating his whereabouts, given that he was not in Indonesia when he was officially named a suspect in the case.
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