TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) found several pieces of evidence during a search at the home of oil and gas businessman, Muhammad Riza Chalid, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

The search was carried out following the involvement of Riza Chalid's son, Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, in a suspected corruption case related to the crude oil trading and refinery products at PT Pertamina (Persero).

AGO conducted searches at two of Riza Chalid's residences yesterday. One of the houses is located on Jalan Jenggala II, Kebayoran Baru, and the other is on the 20th floor of Plaza Asia on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman. What did the Attorney General's Office find during the search? Here's the information.

Findings at Riza Chalid's House

According to the Head of the AGO Legal Information Center, Harli Siregar, Riza's residence on Jalan Jenggala II, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, was used as an office. From the house, cash and a number of documents related to the Pertamina corruption case were found.

"There's cash amounting to Rp 833 million and in US dollars, there's 1,500," said Harli to the media at the AGO office in South Jakarta on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.

The foreign currency is equivalent to Rp 24,577,500 or Rp 24.57 million. This is based on the assumption that the exchange rate of US$1 is equal to Rp 16,390. When combined, the cash found by the investigators amounts to Rp 857,577,500 or Rp 857.57 million.

The investigators also found 34 folders, large folders for storing documents. Inside, according to Harli, there are various files related to corporations involved in crude oil import activities. This includes shipping or delivery. "Then there are 89 bundles of documents and also two Central Processing Units (CPU)," he said.

During the search, the investigators also secured several documents from Riza Chalid's residence at Plaza Asia on the 20th floor of Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, South Jakarta. Around four boxes containing letters or documents related to this case were found.

Potential Interrogation of Riza Chalid

Regarding the possibility of Riza Chalid's involvement in this case, the Director of Investigation for Special Crimes at the AGO, Abdul Qohar, said they are considering the possibility of questioning Riza Chalid. However, he said the investigators are still delving into the case.

"Everyone will be asked to provide testimony as a witness if related to this case. The investigators are also gathering evidence to see if there are other parties involved, including Muhammad Riza Chalid," said Qohar in South Jakarta on Tuesday, October 25, 2025.

Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza is a suspect in the corruption of crude oil and refinery product management at PT Pertamina, Sub Holding, and the Contractor for Cooperation Contract Work (KKKS) for the 2018-2023 period. Kerry was declared a suspect on Monday night, February 24, along with six others.

Meanwhile, Riza Chalid has previously attracted public attention due to his involvement in the Zatapi oil import case in 2008. The case was written in a Tempo report on November 30, 2015 titled "Bisnis Bekas Broker Kapal".

The report stated that Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral) purchased a mixed oil named Zatapi through Global Resources Energy and Gold Manor, two companies affiliated with Riza Chalid.

Amelia Rahima Sari and Jihan Ristiyanti contributed to this news report.

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