Interpol issues red notice for Indonesian oil tycoon in US$285 million corruption scandal

2026-02-02 - 06:17

Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a US$285 million corruption scandal, police said late on Sunday. Mohammad Riza Chalid, 66, nicknamed the “gasoline godfather”, is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023, including for money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement. Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of Interpol’s Indonesia National Central Bureau, said a red...