Indonesian Fugitive Jimmy Lie Arrested in Malaysia After Being Listed on Interpol Red Notice
An Indonesian national named Jimmy Lie has been arrested following his designation as an Interpol fugitive. Lie was apprehended by Malaysian authorities after being placed on Interpol’s red notice list.
“Jimmy Lie is a suspect in a bribery case involving land certificate administration through the Systematic Land Registration Programme (PTSL) in Tangerang Regency,” said Tangerang City Metro Police Commander Kombes Raden Muhammad Jauhari in a statement on Monday (9 March 2026).
Kombes Jauhari explained that the case originated in 2022 when suspect Hasbullah allegedly sought assistance from the then-head of Kalibaru Village, H Sueb, to facilitate an upgrade to the land status of property owned by Jimmy Lie through the PTSL programme.
“During this process, there was alleged bribery to expedite the processing of documents for upgrading the land rights owned by Jimmy Lie and other related parties,” he added.
Jauhari revealed that Jimmy Lie allegedly paid the village head nearly 1 billion rupiah to facilitate the document processing.
“An amount of 960 million rupiah was given to the village head to facilitate the document processing procedure, which allegedly did not follow official mechanisms in accordance with the PTSL programme’s technical guidelines,” he stated.
The case had previously undergone legal proceedings and involved several other suspects. Four individuals have been tried and convicted at the Serang Corruption Court in Banten.
The Corruption Court sentenced Hasbullah to 2 years and 9 months imprisonment, H Sueb to 1 year and 9 months imprisonment, Iman Nugraha to 1 year and 9 months imprisonment, and Raden Febie Firmansyah to 1 year and 9 months imprisonment.
During the investigation process, Jimmy Lie failed to respond to police summons. He was subsequently discovered to have left Indonesia.
“Jimmy Lie failed to comply with investigators’ summons and was found to have left Indonesia whilst the prevention and prohibition procedures were being processed,” Jauhari noted.
Investigators from Tangerang City Metro Police then placed him on the wanted persons list (DPO). Additionally, investigators submitted a request for issuing a red notice against Jimmy Lie through the Polri International Relations Division.
Jimmy Lie was listed on Interpol’s red notice as of 22 September 2025. Nearly half a year later, Jimmy Lie was detected in Malaysia.
Malaysian authorities subsequently coordinated with the Polri International Relations Division. Jimmy Lie was handed over to Polri on Sunday (8 March).
“The suspect will subsequently be submitted to the public prosecutor for further legal proceedings,” Jauhari concluded.