TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Directorate General of Immigration has confirmed that Attorney General’s Office fugitive Mohammad Riza Chalid does not hold permanent resident or citizenship status in Singapore.

Authorities also found that Riza, a suspect in the corruption case involving crude oil and refinery product management at PT Pertamina (Persero) between 2018 and 2023, is not currently in Singapore.

Acting Director General of Immigration Yuldi Yusman said data from Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) showed that Riza last entered the country in August 2024. “He visited as a visitor, not as a permanent resident,” Yuldi told Tempo on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

According to Immigration records, Riza has been in Malaysia since February 6, 2025, after departing from Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

He has not been detected returning to Indonesia since. Yuldi added that the Indonesian Immigration Office has coordinated with the Malaysian Immigration Department and the Malaysian Police to locate him. “His whereabouts are suspected to be in Malaysia at present,” he said.

Earlier, Abdul Qohar, Director of Investigation at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) Special Crimes Division, said that Riza remains on the wanted list.

“The person in question (MRC) is the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM). So, his current whereabouts are suspected to be outside Indonesia,” Qohar said during a press conference at the AGO’s Special Crimes Building in Jakarta on Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Qohar noted that investigators had issued three consecutive summons to Riza. “Based on information, the person in question is not residing in the country,” he added.

Qohar also said the authorities initially received information that Riza was in Singapore. As a result, coordination was carried out with the Indonesian Attorney General’s representative in Singapore. “So, we are taking these steps to find and bring the person in question back,” he said.

Riza Chalid is one of nine new suspects named in the Pertamina crude oil corruption case. Qohar said the suspects face a total of 15 charges, including Article 2 Paragraph 1 or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law, and Article 55 Paragraph 1 Point 1 of the Criminal Code.

Hanin Marwah contributed to the writing of this article.

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