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

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseFebruary 2, 2026 at 07:12 AM

AI Summary

short article 1 min

Interpol has issued a red notice for Indonesian oil tycoon Mohammad Riza Chalid, also known as the "gasoline godfather," in connection to a US$285 million corruption scandal. The red notice, issued on January 23rd, requests law enforcement in Interpol's 196 member countries to locate and provisionally arrest Riza, who is wanted in Indonesia for alleged corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023. The charges include money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement. Interpol's Indonesia National Central Bureau confirmed Riza is currently in an Interpol member country and is under surveillance. The red notice is based on an arrest warrant issued by Indonesian judicial authorities.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza 40% Untung Widyatmoko 50% Pertamina ×270% Interpol ×580% Indonesia ×280% Mohammad Riza Chalid ×290%

Keywords

corruption scandal 100% interpol red notice 90% money laundering 70% oil tycoon 70% pertamina 60% extradition 50% lease agreement 40%

Sentiment Analysis

Negative

Score: -0.30

Source Transparency

Source

South China Morning Post

Political Lean

Center-Right (0.50)

Far LeftCenterFar Right

Classification Confidence

90%

Geographic Perspective

Indonesia

This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis. The political bias score ranges from -1 (far left) to +1 (far right).

Topic Connections

Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories

No topic relationship data available yet. This graph will appear once topic relationships have been computed.

corruption scandal interpol red notice money laundering oil tycoon pertamina extradition lease agreement

Explore Full Topic Graph