The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supports The 2024 Hajj Implementation To Be Audited

KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supports the audit of the 2024 Hajj. In particular, regarding the recent shift in quotas.

"If there is, we encourage auditors to be able to convey to law enforcement officials according to the information previously conveyed that there was a classification shift that A should have shifted to B, resulting in a longer waiting list," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters quoted Monday, August 5.

Tessa said audits are needed because organizing Hajj is an activity that involves state finances. Thus, inspections must be carried out every year.

"Yes, it (the results of the audit, ed) is a possible problem that needs to be conveyed to law enforcement officials later. In this case, the KPK, we are waiting," he said.

Previously reported, Member of Commission III DPR RI 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. Reports that come in must be followed up.

"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 anti-corruption commission received a number of reports from the public regarding the 2024 Hajj quota dispute. 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, please call the reported parties," Arya said on Wednesday, July 31.