JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the alleged corruption in determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 hajj at the Ministry of Religion which ensnared the former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas along with three suspects will soon be handed over to the trial. Investigators are currently focusing on perfecting the evidence to be opened in court.
"Just wait, we will definitely hand it over to the court when the time comes," said Deputy Chairman of the KPK Fitroh Rohcahyanto to reporters in Jakarta, Tuesday, May 19.
Fitroh said investigators continued to maximize the search for evidence. "Yes, there is an ongoing investigation process and the detention also still has time, eh, so that it will be more mature," he said.
"What is certain is that we will maximize it so that all of this has legal evidence to be able to, yes, so that we are able to be held accountable and we present it at the trial," continued the former KPK Director of Prosecution.
As for the case of corruption in the haj quota, the KPK has detained Yaqut and Ishfah Abidal Azis or Gus Alex who is a former staff in particular. Both of them have also been extended twice in detention with the aim of collecting evidence.
The KPK previously named two new suspects in the Hajj quota corruption case, namely Ismail Adhan as the Director of Operations of Maktour Travel and Asrul Azis Taba who is the former General Chairman of the Indonesian Hajj and Umrah Travel Association (Kesthuri). The two are suspected of plotting to get additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi government even giving money.
Ismail is said to have given money to Ishfah Abidal Azis, who is a former special staff of the Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas worth 30 thousand US dollars. Then, he gave money to Abdul Latief as the Director General of Haji and Umrah (Dirjen PHU) Ministry of Religion with details of 5,000 US dollars and 16,000 Saudi riyals.
This act then made Maktour obtain an illegal profit in 2024 worth Rp. 27.8 billion.
Meanwhile, Asrul is said to have given money worth 406 thousand US dollars. From this gift, eight special haj organizers (PIHK) under the auspices of Kesthuri received illegal profits of up to Rp. 40.8 billion.
The two are known to be suspects after the KPK first ensnared Yaqut and Ishfah. This suspected corruption began with the provision of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government to Indonesia in 2023-2024.
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