Tracing The Flow Of Corruption Money For Hajj Quota, KPK Will Collaborate With PPATK

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will cooperate with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to trace the flow of money related to the alleged corruption of quotas and the implementation of Hajj in 2023-2024 by the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag).

KPK chairman Setyo Budiyanto said coordination with PPATK is a common thing to do in efforts to investigate allegations of corruption. Moreover, when it comes to the flow of money that is suspected of entering a number of accounts.

"This must be coordinated with the PPATK. Now, later from the PPATK the results will be published, an explanation will appear in the document, so it can be ascertained whether the information is correct or not," Setyo told reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, August 18.

Apart from PPATK, Setyo said, investigators will also work to find the flow of money by examining a number of parties. "That's a common thing to do," he said.

"So, tracing, deepening of the suspects, then potential suspects, witnesses, including documents," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK has 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.

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.

State losses in the corruption case of quota and Hajj for the period 2023-2024 are said to have reached more than IDR 1 trillion. This amount is still increasing because it is only the initial calculation of the KPK which continues to coordinate with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) of the Republic of Indonesia.

The KPK has not yet named a suspect in this case. However, the Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu once mentioned that there had been a potential suspect.

"The potential suspect is of course related to the flow of orders and then the flow of funds," Asep said at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Saturday morning, August 9.

"So it is related to who gives orders for the distribution of quotas that are not in accordance with this rule, then also from the flow of funds. Whoever receives the flow of funds associated with the addition of the quota," he continued.