Malaysian national Mohamad Khaizad bin Hashim had reportedly been hiding in Indonesia for one year to avoid arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), formerly known as Anti-Corruption Agency.

Mohamad Khaizad, a resident of Selangor, Malaysia, allegedly entered Indonesia illegally in November 2015 using falsified identity documents.

Immigration Office head Lilik Bambang Lestari said his office had become aware of the Malaysian corruption fugitive’s presence after reports from people living around him in Medan in the beginning of October.

He said that during his stay in Indonesia, Mohammad Khaizad had hid in two different places, namely Medan in North Sumatra and Bireuen in Aceh.

Lilik said people in his neighborhood had become suspicious about the Malaysian national who had an Indonesian ID card, and they therefore filed a report with the Immigration Office.

“Following up their reports, we carried out an investigation until we discovered that he was a Malaysian corruption fugitive wanted by that country’s anticorruption agency,” Lilik said in a press conference on Friday evening.

He said Mohamad Khaizad was arrested at his home on Jl.Glambir V, Medan Helvetia district, Medan, at 10 a.m. local time on Nov. 9. The immigration investigators made the arrest based on a fingerprint match of their suspects and a set of prints they received from Malaysian authorities.

“During his time hiding in Indonesia, he changed his name to Khairul Anam,” said Lilik. (ebf)