Yaqut Cholil Qoumas Brings Blue Map To KPK, Ready To Show Ministerial Decree To Investigators

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas arrived at the Red and White building of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, today, August 7. He appears to be carrying a blue folder containing a Decree (SK) that will be shown to investigators.

Yaqut will be questioned regarding the alleged corruption in the implementation of the Hajj which is still under investigation.

"I just brought the decree as a minister," Yaqut told reporters at the location.

Meanwhile, Anna Hasbi as Yaqut's spokesman said the presence of the former minister was a form of good faith. "Gus Yaqut fulfills the KPK's summons to provide information about the issues that have recently developed, regarding the distribution of additional hajj quotas. This is for the implementation of Hajj in 2024," he said.

"So in him he will provide information and explain about the process of how the quota is divided. Because the distribution of quotas is indeed quite complicated," continued Anna.

Anna also agreed that Yaqut brought the file to be shown to the anti-corruption commission investigators. "The only files that are requested are a decree of office," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK indicated that the corruption investigation into the implementation of the pilgrimage at the Ministry of Religion would soon enter a new chapter. This allegation was known several times and dragged the name of former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

The Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said this allegation stemmed from the request for additional Hajj quotas communicated between the Indonesian-Saudi Arabia governments. This step is to reduce the queue of pilgrims.

"This is to shorten, cut it, the quota must be enlarged, there must be more departing. Well, if I'm not mistaken 20 thousand, yes, 20 thousand," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Friday, July 25.

The addition of quotas from the Saudi Arabian government was problematic. "There are rules that the quota is 8 and 92. If I'm not mistaken, please correct me, 8 percent for special Hajj and 92 percent for regularity," he said.

"But then it turned out to be divided into two, good luck like that," continued Asep.

During the investigation, the KPK has summoned a number of parties. Apart from the Hajj and Umrah travel agents or travel agents, RFA, MAS, and AM were also summoned by the Ministry of Religion.