Jakarta, Sept. 18 -- Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) is tracking assets linked to fugitive oil trader Mohammad Riza Chalid, a suspect in a major money laundering and corruption case tied to crude oil governance at state energy firm Pertamina.

"The investigation doesn't just focus on locating Chalid abroad but also on tracing his assets. This includes affiliated companies," AGO Spokesperson Anang Supriatna said here Thursday.

Supriatna said asset recovery is key to minimizing state losses and urged the public to share any information with the Special Crimes Deputy Attorney General's Office (Jampidsus).

Prosecutors said Chalid is not in Indonesia, and efforts are ongoing to locate and extradite him. He was officially declared...