Fugitive in North Kalimantan Tourism Grant Corruption Case Captured in Makassar

The Attorney General’s Intelligence Team (AMC), in collaboration with the Fugitive Capture Teams (Tabur) from the South Sulawesi and North Kalimantan High Prosecutor’s Offices, has successfully ended the flight of MI, aged 44, a suspect in the alleged corruption case involving grant funds from the North Kalimantan Tourism Office (Kaltara). The suspect, a resident of Gowa Regency in South Sulawesi, was apprehended while hiding in an apartment in Makassar City on Wednesday (22/4/2026). This arrest followed MI’s nearly two-month absence from investigator summons and inclusion on the Wanted Persons List (DPO). The success of the capture confirms MI’s manoeuvres of frequently changing hiding locations to avoid legal repercussions. His whereabouts were only detected after intensive tracking by intelligence officers in the South Sulawesi region. Deputy Head of the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor’s Office, Prihatin, stated that the suspect’s securing process proceeded smoothly without resistance. “The suspect has been fleeing and moving between places to avoid law enforcement proceedings. However, thanks to swift coordination between the AMC and the Tabur Teams, we managed to secure him in a conducive manner,” Prihatin said in his official statement. MI is the sole suspect in the criminal corruption case related to the provision and use of grant expenditures to the Indonesian Travel Agencies Association (ASITA). The funds originated from the 2021 fiscal year budget of the North Kalimantan Provincial Tourism Office. Currently, MI is undergoing administrative and health examinations at the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor’s Office. The prosecutorial authorities have scheduled the prompt handover of the suspect to the Investigating Prosecutors Team of the North Kalimantan High Prosecutor’s Office to continue legal proceedings in Tanjung Selor. Prihatin emphasised that this arrest serves as concrete evidence of the effectiveness of the Prosecutor’s Tabur programme in pursuing economic crime perpetrators attempting to escape legal accountability. “We urge all remaining fugitives at large to surrender immediately. There is no safe place for fugitives. Our intelligence network will continue to operate,” he asserted.