The Long Hunt Ends: Ex-Investree Chief Adrian Gunadi Captured After Global Pursuit
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — The long chase for Adrian Asharyanto Gunadi, the former director of fintech lender PT Investree Radhika Jaya, has finally ended. On Friday, Sept 26, 2025, Indonesian authorities confirmed his capture after years on the run, an international manhunt that spanned nations, embassies, and police channels before culminating in his extradition from Qatar.
Gunadi, once celebrated as a fintech pioneer, now stands accused of orchestrating one of the largest illicit fundraising schemes in Indonesia’s financial history. Regulators allege he siphoned Rp 2.7 trillion, equal to $165 million, from unsuspecting investors using shell entities disguised under Investree’s name. The funds, investigators believe, were diverted for personal gain.
"This is a turning point," said Yuliana, Deputy Commissioner for Law and Investigations at the Financial Services Authority. "OJK, in coordination with the National Police and several ministries, has succeeded in bringing home and detaining the suspect who has long evaded accountability."
The charges are severe. Gunadi has been indicted under Indonesia’s Banking Law and the sweeping Financial Sector Development and Strengthening Law, with prosecutors adding criminal conspiracy provisions. He faces a minimum of five years and up to ten years in prison.
For nearly a year, Gunadi resisted investigators, slipping into Doha under the protection of permanent residency. The red notice issued by Interpol in November 2024 placed him on global alert lists, but the path to justice was far from straightforward. Qatar insisted on a formal extradition process that could have stretched into years.
"It was complicated because he held permanent resident status in Qatar," explained Brigadier General Untung Widyatmoko, Secretary of NCB Interpol Indonesia. "The Qatari side required formal mechanisms through extradition and mutual legal assistance, which can take up to eight years."
Instead, Interpol Indonesia pushed for a faster route: direct police-to-police cooperation. Backed by the Ministry of Interior of Qatar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Indonesian embassy in Doha, the strategy broke the deadlock. Gunadi was finally escorted under tight security through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, where he was handed over to Indonesian law enforcement.
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The saga stretched far beyond Indonesia’s borders. Authorities disclosed that while in Doha, Gunadi established GTA Investment, a shadow operation suspected of replicating his illegal fundraising practices. His arrest thus sends ripples not only through Jakarta’s fintech scene but also through regulators abroad who had tracked his activities.
The Financial Services Authority has placed him in custody at the National Police’s detention center in Jakarta. His trial, once it begins, is expected to attract unprecedented scrutiny from investors, policymakers, and victims alike.
The case stands as a watershed moment for Indonesia’s fast-growing fintech sector, which has often danced at the edge of regulation. What began as a red-notice alert in 2024 has now concluded with the physical return of a fugitive whose flight highlighted both the limits and the strengths of global law enforcement networks.
It was the persistence of cross-border cooperation that ultimately turned the tide. Untung noted that cooperation with NCB Doha had been steadily strengthened, including during the Interpol Asian Regional Conference.
“We demanded their commitment, and alhamdulillah it was finally proven. Despite the obstacles, we were able to bring the suspect home,” he said.