Interpol issues red notice for Indonesian oil tycoon in US$285 million corruption scandal
Mohammad Riza Chalid is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina
Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of Interpol’s Indonesia National Central Bureau, said a red notice had been issued by Interpol on January 23.
“We can confirm that the individual is currently in an Interpol member country, and his location has been mapped and placed under surveillance. Our team is currently in the country concerned,” he said, as reported by Antara news agency.
A red notice is a “request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action”, according to Interpol. It is based on an arrest warrant or court order issued by the judicial authorities in the requesting country.
The notice was sent to Interpol’s 196 member countries to request law enforcement worldwide to help locate and provisionally arrest Riza.
In July, Riza, his son, Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, and several of Pertamina’s high-ranking officials were named in the corruption case.