KPK Ready To Investigate Hajj Quota Dispute If There Are Corruption Findings From Public Complaints

KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it is ready to investigate the chaotic hajj quota if there are findings from a number of public complaints that come in. As long as the complainants submit the complete data.

"If it is complete, of course it can be forwarded to a further level, in this case, an investigation. It can be handled by the KPK or handled by other law enforcement officers as well," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, August 2.

Tessa explained that public complaints regarding alleged corruption that came in, including the issue of the hajj quota, would be reviewed first. "It will be checked for administrative completeness, the completeness of the documents," he said.

If there is still missing data, continued Tessa, later the reporter will be asked to complete it. He ensured that all these processes would certainly be carried out according to the rules.

"Yes, if the report is complete, it is very likely to be followed up to the next stage, namely an investigation," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Previously reported, Member of Commission III of the DPR PKS Faction Nasir Djamil asked the KPK to immediately investigate allegations of corruption that dragged the names of the Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and Deputy Minister of Religion (Wamenag) Saiful Rahmat Dasuki regarding the 2024 hajj quota.

"The KPK is expected to accept the report and follow up in accordance with applicable procedures and regulations. Although, some parties consider the implementation of this year's Hajj to be better," Nasir said in his statement, Friday, August 2.

The KPK received a number of reports from the public regarding the 2024 Hajj quota. The most recent is the Anti-Corruption Youth Front (FPAK) which reported irregularities in the distribution of additional hajj quotas.

"Today I and my friends came to the KPK to report Gus Yaqut," said FPAK Coordinator Rahman Hakim to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, August 1.

In addition, there are also reports from the United UBK Student Activist Movement (GAMBU). They suspect that there is a transfer of the regular hajj quota to a special pilgrimage that smells of rasuah.

The chairman of GAMBU, Arya, assessed that the transfer of the quota violated the provisions of Law Number 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah which regulates the special hajj quota should only be nine percent of the total quota of Indonesian pilgrims.

"We as the reporter ask the KPK leadership to summon the reported parties," Arya said on Wednesday, July 31.