PBNU Chairman Gus Yahya Emphasizes He Will Not Intervene in the Determination of Yaqut as a Suspect

JAKARTA - The General Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama General Board (PBNU) Yahya Cholil Staquf emphasized that he would not interfere in the case involving former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and fully entrust it to the applicable legal process.

"As a brother, of course, I feel it emotionally. But the legal problem is up to the legal process. I don't interfere at all," said Gus Yahya, who is also Yaqut Cholil's biological brother, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, January 9.

Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had named Yaqut Cholil Qoumas as a suspect in the alleged corruption case of the haj quota at the Ministry of Religion. The status of the suspect was determined on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

He also ensured that PBNU was not involved in the case involving the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Yaqut.

"PBNU is not related. Individual actions do not represent the organization," he said.

Legal advisor Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Mellisa Anggraini, stated that his party respected the legal process that was underway regarding the designation of his client as a suspect in the alleged corruption of the haj quota by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"We fully respect the legal process that is underway," Mellisa said.

He said that from the beginning of the examination process, his client had been cooperative and transparent by fulfilling all calls and legal procedures in force.

This attitude, according to him, is a form of Yaqut Cholil Qoumas' commitment to law enforcement.

The KPK revealed that the former Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, together with Ishfah Abidal Aziz (IAA) alias Gus Alex as a special staff of Yaqut, was named a suspect in the Hajj quota case since January 8, 2026.

"The determination of the suspect was carried out yesterday, Thursday, January 8, 2026," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK Red and White Building.

In addition, he said the KPK had sent a notification letter to Yaqut and Gus Alex.

"For the letter of determination of the suspect, we have conveyed it to the relevant parties," he said.

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