JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed information that former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas is a suspect in the corruption case of determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 hajj.
This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu. He said that complete information would be conveyed in a press conference.
The KPK only named a suspect in this case because the investigation process used a general investigation order (sprindik).
"Yes, it's true (YCQ has been named a suspect in the haj quota corruption case, ed)," Asep said when confirmed by VOI, Friday, January 9.
Asep has not detailed who the suspects in this case are. But, information says he was named a suspect along with Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex as a staff in particular.
"For more clarity and completeness, the spokesperson will convey it in detail," he said.
As previously reported, the KPK has issued a general investigation order (sprindik) regarding alleged corruption in determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 Hajj period on August 7, 2025. This institution reasoned that the issuance was carried out so that they could make efforts to force requests for information or searches.
The Sprindik general uses Article 2 Paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption 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 due to 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, according to the law, the distribution should be 92 percent for regular hajj and 8 percent for special hajj.
During 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 the evidence was also obtained by investigators after carrying out a series of searches at various locations. Yaqut's house was also searched and documents were found.
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