A Copy Of The Additional Hajj Quota SK Allegedly Troubled Was Handed Over By MAKI To The KPK

MAKI Coordinator Boyamin Saiman (photo: dock. cursing)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) submitted a copy of the Decree (SK) of the Minister of Religion Number 130 of 2024 regarding the additional hajj quota to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). This regulation is said to be difficult to find and hopefully can help investigate the ongoing corruption allegations.

"This decree is difficult to track down. In fact, the DPR's 2024 Hajj Special Committee failed to get it," MAKI Coordinator Boyamin Saiman told reporters in a written statement, Monday, August 11.

The decree, continued Boyamin, allegedly violated many provisions. Among them is the Hajj Implementation Law which regulates the special hajj quota of only 8 percent and a regular 92 percent.

The arrangement of this hajj quota must then be stated in the Regulation of the Minister of Religion which is broadcast on the state sheet after obtaining approval from the Minister of Law and Human Rights.

"So, it is clear that violations are made if the regulation of the hajj quota is only in the form of a Decree of the Minister of Religion which does not need to be stated on a state sheet and does not need the approval of the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Article 9 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 8 of 2019," said Boyamin.

Furthermore, Boyamin suspected that the decree was prepared by four people and carried out in a hurry. They are AD who at that time was a special staff of the Minister of Religion; FL (at that time echelon I officials at the Ministry of Religion); NS (at that time echelon II officials at the Ministry of Religion); and HD (elon IV-level employees at the Ministry of Religion).

Boyamin then suspected that there were illegal levies against prospective special pilgrims whose quota came from an additional 20,000 from the Saudi Arabian government. Per congregation, he said the range was around 5,000 US dollars or Rp. 75 million.

Another allegation of irregularities is the mark-up or expensiveness of hotel food and lodging catering whose value of losses cannot be determined. This is called Boyamin as the duty of the DPR through the special committee (pansus) to investigate.

"We urge the KPK to track the flow of money and in order to maximize replacement money and for a deterrent effect it is mandatory for the KPK to implement the provisions for the Crime of Money Laundering," said Boyamin.

Previously reported, the KPK issued a general investigation warrant (sprindik) for alleged corruption in quotas and the implementation of Hajj. No suspects have yet been named.

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.

For information, this case has also been reported by a number of community groups. Then in the investigation process, a number of parties have been questioned including former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

Yaqut came to the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta on Thursday, August 7. He admitted that he had explained the issue of distributing the hajj quota to investigators from the anti-corruption commission at that time.