KPK Finds Out Fees To Get Additional Hajj Quota Through Ketum Amphuri And Travel Agent

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the amount of fees that must be paid to get an allocation of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government.

This material was investigated by examining Firman M Nur as the General Chair of the Muslim Association for Hajj and Umrah Organizers of the Republic of Indonesia (Amphuri); Kushardono as the staff of PT Tisaga Multazam Utama; and Agus Andriyanto as the Branch Head of Nur Ramadhan Wisata Surabaya. KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said they were questioned at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, September 2.

"The witness was investigated how the process of getting additional quotas, how much was dispatched from the additional quota, how many fees were requested to get additional quotas," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, September 4.

In addition, investigators are also investigating information about prospective pilgrims who can leave without having to queue.

"And why people who have just registered in 2024 can leave in 2024 or not follow the serial number," 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 in 2023-2024. 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 corrupt 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).

This case began with the provision of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government for Indonesia to reduce the queue of pilgrims.

However, recently the distribution turned out to be problematic because it was divided equally, namely 50 percent for regular Hajj and 50 percent for special Hajj. In fact, based on the law, the distribution should be 92 percent for regular Hajj and 8 percent for special Hajj.