JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the summons letter to the former Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas as a suspect in the corruption case of determining quotas and the implementation of the 2023-2024 hajj was sent last week did not violate the rules. The request for information was also carried out after the pretrial process was decided or on this day, March 12.
This was conveyed by KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in response to objections from Yaqut's lawyer, Mellisa Anggraeni, who questioned the summons letter sent on March 6.
"The summons for examination sent by the investigators to the person concerned is in accordance with the law," Budi told reporters when confirmed, Thursday, March 12.
Mellisa had stated that her client, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, would meet the investigators' call as a suspect. But, this statement changed and he questioned the call letter sent by the KPK.
"We have coordinated with the KPK as well," he said when confirmed separately.
Mellisa argued that the summons was strange because it was carried out during the pretrial process at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) was still ongoing. The new verdict was read on Wednesday, March 11.
"We also question the letter of summons dated March 6, 2026 yesterday considering that the pre-trial process is still ongoing."
As previously reported, the South Jakarta District Court (PN) rejected the pretrial lawsuit filed by former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas regarding the legality or not of the determination of suspects in the corruption of quotas and the implementation of the 2023-2024 hajj by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
The verdict was read by Single Judge of the PN Jaksel, Sulistyo Muhammad Dwi Putro, today, March 11. The application was rejected in its entirety.
"To be judged: in the main case: to reject the application of the Pre-trial Applicant for all of them," said Sulistyo when reading the verdict.
The judge said the establishment of a suspect against Yaqut was in accordance with the Constitutional Court (MK) decision and the Supreme Court Regulation (Perma) Number 4 of 2016.
The pre-trial was filed after the KPK 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 two are suspected of causing state losses in the process of determining the Hajj quota according to the calculations of the Financial Audit Agency (BPK).
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, later 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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