Will Not Select, KPK Ensures Alleged Corruption Of Hajj Quota Will Be Completely Investigated

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that allegations of corruption in quotas and the implementation of Hajj in 2023-2024 will be thoroughly investigated. Anyone suspected of being involved, as long as there is evidence, will definitely be charged.

"The parties suspected of being related, involved, or benefiting from alleged corruption in the regulation of quotas and organizing this hajj will of course be tracked down later, traced by the KPK," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters quoted on Thursday, August 14.

"This search, Budi said, is important because every legal process carried out by his institution must be in accordance with the evidence. And the KPK is committed to resolving this case," he said.

The KPK previously issued a general investigation warrant (sprindik) for alleged corruption in the addition of quotas and the implementation of Hajj. This institution reasoned that the issuance was carried out so that they could make forced efforts.

"With this public sprindik, we are more free to collect evidence and also collect information so that it makes light of a case that we are currently handling," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Saturday morning, August 9.

The general Sprindik uses Article 2 Paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2021 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. This means that there are state losses that occur due to this rasuah practice.

The state losses in the corruption case of quotas and the implementation of Hajj for the 2023-2024 period are said to have reached more than IDR 1 trillion and could increase.

This figure arises because the distribution of an additional 20,000 Hajj quota from the Saudi Arabian government is carried out inappropriately, namely 92 percent for regular Hajj and the rest or 8 percent for special Hajj. The Ministry of Religion at that time actually divided 50 percent for special Hajj and 50 percent for regular Hajj.

Recently, no suspects have been named in this case. However, the KPK has asked three people to be prevented from leaving the country, one of which is the former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.