Information From The DPR Special Committee On Corruption Hajj Quota Will Be Investigated By The KPK

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will explore information related to the implementation of problematic Hajj from the DPR's Special Committee (Pansus) Hajj. Their findings are considered to be material for investigating allegations of corruption in quotas and organizing Hajj at the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) 2023-2024.

"Regarding the investigation of this case, investigators are also investigating the sessions carried out by the DPR Special Committee. And of course this is an enrichment of information, enrichment of information needed by investigators," said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, August 20.

Budi believes that the DPR supports its institution to investigate allegations of corruption in the hajj quota. The case began with the provision of 20,000 additional hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government for Indonesia to reduce queues for pilgrims.

However, recently the distribution turned out to be problematic because it was divided equally, namely 50 percent for regular Hajj and 50 percent for special Hajj.

In fact, based on the law, the distribution should be 92 percent for regular haj and 8 percent for special Hajj.

"So institutionally, the DPR also fully supports the KPK in uncovering it related to the alleged corruption in this Indonesian Hajj Quota," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK has issued a general investigation warrant (sprindik) for alleged corruption in the addition of quotas and the implementation of Hajj. This institution reasoned that the issuance was carried out so that they could make forced efforts.

The general Sprindik uses Article 2 Paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2021 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. This means that there are state losses that occur due to this corrupt practice. State losses in the case of corruption in quotas and the implementation of Hajj for the period 2023-2024 are said to reach more than Rp1 trillion. This amount but still increases because it is only the initial count of the KPK that continues to coordinate with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

The KPK has conducted a series of searches in several locations. Among them are the offices of the Ministry of Religion, the homes of related parties to the offices of travel agents or travel agents for Hajj and Umrah trips. Searches at the Ministry of Religion and the homes of related parties took place conducively. The parties were cooperative. From this activity, they confiscated a unit of four-wheeled vehicles, several property assets, as well as documents and electronic evidence (BBE) related to allegations of corruption in quotas and Hajj operations. Meanwhile, at the travel agent office, the opposite is true. Investigators suspect that there are parties who are trying to eliminate evidence so that the KPK is considering the application of Article 21 of the Corruption Law related to obstruction of justice or obstruction of justice. Then, investigators moved to a house in the Depok area, West Java. There investigators confiscated four-wheeled vehicles and took them to the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. Finally, investigators searched Yaqut's house and confiscated electronic evidence. These findings will later be extracted to seek information related to the alleged corruption that is being handled.