Today The KPK Summons The Former Director Of Foreign Hajj Services At The Ministry Of Religion Regarding Allegations Of Corruption Hajj Quota

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) (ANTARA) building

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned Subhan Cholid as the former Director of Foreign Hajj Services at the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) today, November 12. He was asked for information regarding the alleged corruption in quotas and the implementation of the 2023-2024 Hajj pilgrimage at the Ministry of Religion.

"Investigators summoned witness SC as the former Director of Foreign Hajj Services at the Indonesian Ministry of Religion," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Wednesday, November 12.

From the information obtained, Subhan has fulfilled the summons at around 08.39 WIB. Budi has not been informed about the material that will be investigated by investigators.

Previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption related to quotas and the implementation of Hajj in 2023-2024 at the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag). No suspects have been named for using a general investigation warrant (sprindik).

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 number is still increasing because it is only the initial calculation of the KPK which continues to coordinate with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

During the investigation process, a number of parties have been questioned, including Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. Investigators have also searched his house and found documents and electronic evidence that are suspected to be related.

Then, checks were also carried out on hundreds of travel agents or travel agents who organize special Hajj (PIHK) and confiscated money from them. However, the anti-corruption commission has not detailed the amount because the calculation is still being carried out by investigators.