This was stated by Brig. Gen. Amur Chandra Juli Buana, head of the National Police (Polri) International Relations Division, during a hearing with Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday.
"Polri will not remain idle and will relentlessly pursue both foreign and Indonesian criminals across the country," Buana said.
From 2024 to 2025, Polri, through the NCB-Interpol Indonesia, has processed the extradition of six Indonesian fugitives and handed over 18 cross-border suspects to partner countries.
The six Indonesian fugitives currently undergoing extradition processes are Paul Nicholas Robertson, Muhammad Shaheenshah bin Mohd Sidek, Adrian Asharyanto Gunadi, Kunto Utomo, Marco Cioffi, and Paulus Tannos (Tjhin Thian Po).
Buana acknowledged challenges stemming from differing legal systems between countries but emphasized Polri's commitment to adapt and collaborate to safeguard national interests.
"International forums are important to unify shared visions in tackling increasingly complex transnational crimes," he said.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Untung Widyatmoko, Secretary of NCB-Interpol Indonesia, said that the red notice status against Sofyan Iskandar Nugroho — an Indonesian citizen wanted in a child abuse case in the United States and known to be active in Bandung, West Java — is hindered by international regulations.
The police are conducting covert monitoring of Nugroho in Bandung without using forced measures. Widyatmoko explained that if the US insists on continuing legal proceedings, the proper mechanism is through an extradition agreement, not direct handover or police-to-police cooperation.
According to Buana, Polri is also active in international forums such as Interpol, ASEANAPOL, and the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) to strengthen cross-border law enforcement cooperation. Indonesia is scheduled to host the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) police ministers' meeting in Jakarta in October 2025.
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Translator: Aria Ananda, Kenzu
Editor: Anton Santoso
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