KPK Ready To Help Ministry Of Religion Supervise Hajj To Umrah

Illustration of the pilgrimage in the Holy Land of Makkah (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it was ready to prevent corruption related to the implementation of the pilgrimage. Coordination has been carried out, one of which is with the Inspector General of the Ministry of Religion Faisal Ali Hasyim.

"It has been (coordinated regarding prevention with, red) Mr. Inspector General, Mr. Faisal," said KPK Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring Pahala Nainggolan to reporters quoted on Friday, November 15.

Pahala said that the pilgrimage was not actually a new thing for the KPK. He said that his institution had been a companion and found a number of findings.

However, the anti-corruption commission still does not know that this preventive matter will be regulated by the Ministry of Religion or the Hajj Agency. "However, we are ready to immediately take precautions," he said.

This prevention will also be carried out thoroughly. "So the Hajj ones plus, the Umrah ones are all (set, red) from the permits to the database of all kinds. We want to see," explained Pahala.

As previously reported, the Minister of Religion (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar plans to cooperate with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General's Office in organizing the pilgrimage. The goal is to make its implementation transparent and with integrity.

"We have discussed with the KPK regarding the implementation of the Hajj and asked for assistance so that irregularities do not occur, both domestically and abroad," said Nasaruddin Umar at the pilgrimage event reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 8.

Eradication of corruption is President Prabowo Subianto's main agenda, as stated in the seventh point of Astacita which emphasizes strengthening reform in politics, law and bureaucracy, as well as focusing on preventing and eradicating corruption and drugs.

On various occasions, President Prabowo consistently emphasized his commitment to eradicating corruption. This was conveyed repeatedly both before being inaugurated and after officially serving as head of state.

In line with President Prabowo's big agenda, Minister of Religion Nasaruddin emphasized that his ministry must also be free from all forms of fraud that can harm the state and society.

"The President is very committed to cleaning up government and private agencies. He is determined to bring order to all things that damage the noble values of the Indonesian nation," he said.