Yusril Hears Rumours Riza Chalid in Malaysia: If True, Extradition Will Be Sought

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has once again designated oil businessman Mohammad Riza Chalid (MRC) as a suspect, this time in the case of crude oil procurement by Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral) from 2008 to 2015. Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, and Security Yusril Ihza Mahendra stated that Riza Chalid is reportedly in Malaysia.

“What we hear is that he is in Malaysia. But whether it’s true or not must be investigated. And if he is indeed in Malaysia, then extradition must be requested from the Malaysian government,” Yusril said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday (10/4/2026).

Yusril said there have been no efforts yet to repatriate Riza Chalid because he is still being sought. He has handed the matter over to the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

“Up to now, no repatriation efforts have been made, either through MLA or extradition with the Malaysian government,” he stated.

The AGO is known to have named Riza Chalid as a suspect in the corruption case once again. This time, the case implicating Riza concerns Petral’s crude oil procurement from 2008 to 2015. Previously, Riza Chalid had been named a suspect in the alleged corruption case of crude oil governance that caused state losses of up to Rp285 trillion.

Riza is also a suspect in money laundering. The AGO has included his name on the wanted persons list (DPO). In addition, the National Police’s International Traffic Directorate stated that Riza is on Interpol’s red notice.

“We continue to cooperate with Interpol, particularly Indonesia’s Interpol, to try to bring in Mr MRC,” said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the AGO, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, during a press conference at the Attorney General’s Office in South Jakarta on Thursday (9/4).