Received Grant For Corrupt Assets From KPK, Minister Of Religion: Alhamdulillah, Next Time Don't Forget The Ministry Of Religion

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (personal Instagram DOK)

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, appreciated the gift of land and buildings in Madiun, East Java from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He said that asset grants from corruptors would support the work of his ministry.

"Most importantly, we thank the Corruption Eradication Commission for providing these confiscated items to the Ministry of Religion", Yaqut said in his remarks at the handover ceremony for assets confiscated from corruptors which were broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Tuesday, November 9.

At that moment, the Minister of Religion also shared that many assets to support the work of the Ministry of Religion in the fields of religion and education do not belong to them, but the local government. As a result, it is difficult for the ministry to improve services, especially in terms of infrastructure.

"In the function of the religious sector, our KUA still has a lot of lands that are not owned by the Ministry of Religion but are owned by the regional government. So it is difficult for us to try to improve services, especially in infrastructure", said Yaqut.

Likewise in the function of educational services. He said, many schools under the Ministry of Religion had the same fate and made it difficult to carry out revitalization.

Based on this condition, Yaqut then asked the KPK not to forget his ministry if the grant of corruptors' assets to other agencies was carried out again.

"The function of education is the same, we still have many school buildings that do not belong to the Ministry of Religion but belong to other agencies, so the fate is the same as the KUA. To revitalize the education service infrastructure is also difficult", he said.

"This is a kind of notification, sir. So next time there are confiscated materials, don't forget the Ministry of Religion", Yaqut added.

As previously reported, the KPK gave assets confiscated by corruptors to five agencies, namely the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Religion, the General Elections Commission, and the Yogyakarta City Government.

The items donated consist of vehicles, land, and buildings with a value of IDR 85.1 billion. The KPK hopes that the confiscated assets can be used optimally to support the performance of each agency.