There Is An Agenda In The DPR, The Director General Of PHU Of The Ministry Of Religion Asks The KPK To Reschedule The Examination Regarding The Hajj Quota Case

Director General (Dirjen) of Hajj and Umrah Hilman Latief/captured screenshot via ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) canceled examining the Director General (Dirjen) of Hajj and Umrah Hilman Latief today.

He should have been investigated for alleged corruption in quotas and the implementation of Hajj in 2023-2024 at the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag).

"Regarding the examination which is also scheduled for today, yes, the brother of the Director General of PHU, yes, he asked for a reschedule," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, August 27.

Budi said Hilman already had an agenda that was scheduled in the DPR.

"We will inform you later for the coordination of the schedule time but of course it will be rescheduled for the examination," he said.

Hilman was also questioned with Budi Darmawan as President Director of PR Annatama Purna Tour and Amaluddin who is a Commissioner of PT Ebad Al-Rahman Wisata and Director of PT Diva Mabruro. However, the KPK has not detailed the matter of the examination.

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 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 queues for 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 set at 92 percent for regular Hajj and 8 percent for special Hajj.