Indonesian fugitive on Interpol red notice list repatriated from Singapore
20 June, 2021
An Indonesian fugitive on Interpol's red notice list was repatriated from Singapore to his home country on Saturday (Jun 19).
Adelin Lis has been wanted in Indonesia since 2008 over corruption and illegal logging, reported the Antara news agency.
Antara reported that in 2006, Adelin and his bodyguards resisted arrest at the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing and take down embassy staff before fleeing. He was later arrested again with the help of Beijing police.
He escaped in 2008 and remained away from home until he was caught in Singapore in 2018. He had a fake passport with the name Hendro Leonardi, according to online news outlet Detik.
He was fined S$14,000 in Singapore on Jun 9 for immigration offences, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
REPATRIATION TO INDONESIA
Within its investigations into Adelin's offences, ICA said it turned out engaging the Indonesian authorities since June 2018 to verify his identity.
"It was only in Mar 2021, after several reminders from ICA, that the Indonesian authorities taken care of immediately confirm his identity," said ICA.
On Jun 14, ICA requested that Indonesia issue Adelin a travel document to come back to his home country.
Two days later, he reported to ICA with a confirmed commercial flight ticket to Indonesia on Jun 18, relative to the authority's procedures for repatriation. However, he could not be repatriated as Indonesia had yet to issue a valid travel document to him.
The document was issued on Jun 19. Adelin was repatriated to Indonesia on a commercial flight the same day, ICA said.
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