JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it does not protect anyone suspected of being involved in the corruption case of determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 hajj. Anyone involved will be charged, including Fuad Hasan Masyhur as the boss of Maktour Travel.
This was conveyed by KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo when asked about the failure to name Fuad Hasan as a suspect in this case.
In fact, he was prevented from going abroad with the former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and staff in particular, Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex.
As for the case of corruption in the haj quota, the KPK only named two suspects, namely Yaqut and Gus Alex. In fact, based on information obtained, Fuad will be implicated in the haj quota corruption case because he is suspected of also arranging the distribution of 20,000 additional quotas from the Saudi Arabian government and lobbying the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag).
"There is no (protecting, ed). All the investigation process is based on evidence obtained by investigators," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, January 14.
Budi said that at present, his party had only named two suspects based on evidence opened in the expose or trial.
"However, it is not impossible that the investigation of this case will still continue because investigators are still conducting examinations," he said.
These witnesses, continued Budi, will also be investigated regarding the existence or absence of the initiative of travel agents organizing special hajj (PIHK) to get additional quotas that are not in accordance with the provisions.
"Well, how the roles of these parties in the discretionary process will still be strengthened, the evidence, including later on the issue of seeing the flow of money, how the role of these parties," he said.
As previously reported, the KPK has announced two suspects in the corruption case for determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 Hajj period at the Ministry of Religion. They are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and staff in particular, Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex.
The determination of the suspect was made later, because the KPK investigated the alleged corruption by using a general investigation order (sprindik) issued on August 7, 2025.
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.
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