JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesman Budi Prasetyo claims his leadership does not hesitate to name suspects in the corruption case of determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 hajj at the Ministry of Religion.
This was conveyed by Budi in response to information about differences of opinion among KPK leaders regarding the determination of suspects in this corruption case.
It is known that the KPK has not named any suspects in the corruption case in determining quotas and organizing the haj. This is because the investigation process uses a general investigation order (sprindik).
"There is no doubt about it (setting the suspect, ed)," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, January 8.
Budi emphasized that the investigation of this case had been carried out carefully from the investigation to the investigation. Coordination with the Indonesian Financial Supervisory Board (BPK) is also being carried out to ensure state financial losses.
"From the initial process there was an investigation, there was an investigation, and now we have examined many witnesses and are now also intensively coordinating with the BPK," he said.
"And the BPK also fully supports this investigation process by calculating (losses, red) the state's finances. Well, this will complement each other later."
Some time ago, VOI received information that the determination of suspects in the Hajj quota corruption case had not been carried out because there were two leaders who were hesitant to act. This moment occurred during the trial or exposure in December.
Confirmed about the news, Deputy Chairman of the KPK Fitroh Rohcahyanto did not deny that there were KPK leaders who were hesitant. However, this was considered to be from the dynamics that often occur in many cases.
"Yes, it is normal in a dynamic, that's it. It is common in every case, not just this case, there must be differences of opinion," Fitroh told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, December 7.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the KPK Setyo Budiyanto said that the determination of suspects in this case was only waiting for time. His party only needs to ensure the work of investigators who handle the case.
"It remains to be seen what the investigators are doing, everything has been fulfilled for later to be confirmed that there will be a time," Setyo told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, December 7.
Setyo ensured that all KPK leaders were committed to completing this case.
"There is no split. From the investigation process to then going up to the investigation stage, everything is one voice. It's round," he said.
As previously reported, the KPK has issued a general summons on 7 August 2025 to request information and search. This institution reasoned that the issuance was carried out so that they could carry out coercive efforts to request information or search. The general summons uses Article 2 Paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2021 jo Article 55 paragraph 1-1 of the Criminal Code. This means that there is state loss that occurs as a result of this corrupt practice.
The KPK said that the state's losses in the 2023-2024 quota and Hajj management corruption cases were said to have reached more than Rp. 1 trillion. The suspicion began with the provision of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government for Indonesia to reduce the queue of 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 legislation, the distribution should be 92 percent for regular hajj and 8 percent for special hajj. In the course of this case, a number of parties have been examined. Among them are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to travel agents or travel agents who organize special hajj (PIHK), including Fuad Hasan Masyhur as the boss of Maktour. Then evidence has also been obtained by investigators after carrying out a series of searches at various locations. Yaqut's house has also been searched and documents have been found.
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