BPIH Disbursement Investigated By KPK Through Examination Of The Head And Deputy Of Finance Of BPKH

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the process of disbursing the costs of organizing the Hajj in 2024. Investigators ask for information from the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) Fadlul Imansyah and BPKH Deputy Finance Irwanto.

"The two witnesses were investigated regarding the process of disbursing the cost of organizing the Hajj (BPIH) for Hajj pilgrims in 2024," said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters, Wednesday, September 3.

Meanwhile, Fadlul Imansyah ensured that his party would provide support for the ongoing legal process.

Fadlul is known to have been undergoing examination since 09.42 WIB at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, East Jakarta on Tuesday, September 2. He finished giving information to investigators at around 16.10 WIB.

"As good citizens and as representatives of state institutions, of course we fully support all forms of affairs to enforce the laws and regulations of every provision and law that applies in Indonesia," Fadlul told reporters at the location.

Fadlul said he had explained about his knowledge. However, he did not provide details on what investigators asked.

"Because it has been investigated, and what we provide information as a witness is an in-depth investigation of what has been done in the investigation," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK has issued a general investigation warrant (sprindik) for alleged corruption in quotas and the implementation of Hajj. This step allows investigators to make forced efforts in the form of examination of witnesses and searches.

The 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 1st Criminal Code. This means that this practice is suspected of causing state financial losses.

State losses in this case are said to reach more than IDR 1 trillion. This amount is still an initial calculation that the KPK continues to coordinate with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

This case began with an additional quota of 20,000 pilgrims given by the Government of Saudi Arabia to Indonesia. This additional quota should reduce the queue of prospective pilgrims.

However, the distribution turned out to be considered problematic by the KPK 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.