“The investigation doesn’t just focus on locating Chalid abroad but also on tracing his assets. This includes affiliated companies,” AGO Spokesperson Anang Supriatna said here Thursday.
Supriatna said asset recovery is key to minimizing state losses and urged the public to share any information with the Special Crimes Deputy Attorney General’s Office (Jampidsus).
Prosecutors said Chalid is not in Indonesia, and efforts are ongoing to locate and extradite him. He was officially declared a fugitive on August 19, 2025.
The AGO confirmed that it is working with multiple agencies, including immigration and Interpol, to track Chalid’s whereabouts and secure his return.
The corruption and money laundering investigation is one of the country’s largest in the energy sector in recent years, with prosecutors focused on recovering substantial financial losses to the state.
As the search continues, authorities are also working to identify and seize domestic and overseas assets tied to Chalid, who is believed to be hiding abroad.
Meanwhile, Indonesia’s National Police have asked Interpol to issue a red notice for the fugitive.
The request, submitted by the police’s International Relations Division (Divhubinter Polri) via Interpol Indonesia, was sent to Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France, after the Attorney General’s Office completed the required documents last week.
“All the documentation for the Interpol Red Notice has been submitted. We’ve officially filed the request,” said Brig. Gen. Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of Interpol Indonesia.
Chalid, the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak, is one of eight new suspects named in a corruption probe involving the management of crude oil and refinery products by Pertamina Subholding and cooperation contract contractors (KKKS) between 2018 and 2023.
He allegedly used his influence to push a lease agreement involving Merak Fuel Terminal, despite Pertamina not needing additional fuel storage at the time.
Chalid has also been named a suspect in a related money laundering case since July 11, 2025.
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