Indonesian police are expected to release Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos into the custody of Malaysian authorities by later today or tomorrow, according to its Central Police chief Tito Karnavian.

“We will carry out the deportation process either today or tomorrow.

“Once again, the process will be done swiftly, by today or tomorrow he (Jamal) will be deported to Malaysia,” he said during a press conference in Jakarta this morning as quoted by Indonesian portal Tribunnews.

When contacted, Central Police spokesperson Setyo Wasista said Jamal, who was arrested in Tebet, South Jakarta yesterday, is currently being detained at its headquarters with the presence of Malaysian cops.

“He (Jamal) is still here now. We (Indonesian police) are coordinating with Malaysian police on the deportation process,” Setyo told Malaysiakini.

He added that Jamal was questioned by Indonesian and Malaysian cops last night after he was arrested at around 6.15pm Malaysian time. 

Setyo, however, declined to reveal further details regarding the arrest besides confirming that it was carried out based on a request from Malaysian authorities after it had launched a manhunt against Jamal.

Inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun, meanwhile, confirmed that Malaysian police had been formally notified by their Indonesian counterparts and the coordination process to deport Jamal was ongoing.

" […] this (deportation) is to allow legal action to be taken against him," said Fuzi in a statement.

"Related developments will be announced in due course," he added.

Jamal was detained by police on May 22 while seeking treatment at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital. 

He was wanted for various offences, including under Section 290 of the Penal Code concerning public nuisance and Section 34 of the Arms Act 1960 which concerns the carrying of a firearm while drunk or disorderly.

Three days later, while in hospital, he was charged under Section 290 of the Penal Code but absconded during the bail process.

He had repeatedly claimed that he would surrender himself to police. However, it was later revealed that he had fled to Indonesia.