JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will trace the distribution of special hajj quotas from the Ministry of Religion for travel agents or travel agents.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said this investigation would be carried out to investigate allegations of corruption in quotas and the implementation of Hajj by the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) in 2023-2024. He said the process of giving to each travel agent providing special Hajj services would be the focus of investigators.
"The KPK will of course also explore the determination of the quota for each bureau," Budi told reporters in a written statement to reporters quoted on Wednesday, August 13.
The special quota derived from the additional regular quota from the Saudi Arabian government, continued Budi, was then sold to prospective pilgrims. The price set will also be different.
"For the price set by the Hajj travel agencies to the congregation, it is different. Of course, it also depends on the facilities offered by each," he said.
In addition, the KPK will also trace the flow of money to the Ministry of Religion from a travel agent.
"Then (it will be investigated, ed) the alleged flow of money from the bureau to certain parties is related to the quota for organizing the pilgrimage," said Budi.
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.
"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.
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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.
This division repeatedly referred to by the KPK is actually regulated in Article 64 paragraph 2 of Law Number 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah. However, the quota is actually divided by 50 percent for regular Hajj and 50 percent for special Hajj.
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