JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the Deputy Katib of the DKI Jakarta PWNU, Muzakki Kholis, played a role in distributing special hajj quotas to special hajj organizers (PIHK). He is suspected of being an intermediary to the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag).
This was revealed during the investigation into the alleged corruption in determining the quota for the 2023-2024 Hajj and Hajj services at the Ministry of Religion. Muzakki is known to have been examined as a witness on Monday, January 12.
"Like as an intermediary, yes, to connect initiatives from PIHK or from this travel bureau," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters quoted on Friday, January 15.
The KPK said Muzzaki did not have a travel agent or a travel agency for the hajj pilgrimage. However, he did know about the process of distributing the special hajj quota.
Meanwhile, on a separate occasion, Budi said investigators had not found any indication of receiving money. However, the search will be carried out based on the evidence that has been collected.
"Of course, we will also investigate whether there is a suspicion of money flow from the PIHK or travel bureaus that have been helped to convey the initiative to distribute the quota to the person concerned," he said on Thursday, January 15.
"This will continue, of course," continued Budi.
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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