JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that the possibility of naming Fuad Hasan Masyhur as the boss of the Maktour travel as a suspect in the corruption case of determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 hajj is still open. Evidence search will continue.
This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, who was asked about Fuad's status in the Hajj quota corruption case. It is known that the businessman was also prevented from going abroad with the former Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, and staff in particular, Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex.
However, recently the KPK only named two suspects, namely Yaqut and Gus Alex. In fact, based on the information obtained, Fuad was originally going to be implicated in the haj quota corruption case because he was suspected of participating in the distribution of 20,000 additional quotas from the Saudi Arabian government and lobbying the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag).
"Hopefully later we can find evidence during the investigation and prosecution process," Asep told VOI via an SMS message quoted on Monday, January 12.
Meanwhile, KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said his party would first focus on investigating the alleged corruption committed by Yaqut and his former staff.
"We'll wait, we'll wait for the development (to trap other parties, ed)," he told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Saturday night, January 10.
"Currently we are still focusing on the investigation of the two people who have been named as suspects," said Budi.
As previously reported, the KPK has announced two suspects in the corruption case for determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 Hajj period at the Ministry of Religion. They are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and staff in particular, Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex.
The determination of the suspect was made later, because the KPK investigated the alleged corruption by using a general investigation order (sprindik) issued on August 7, 2025.
The Sprindik general uses Article 2 Paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2021 jo article 55 paragraph 1-1 of the Criminal Code. This means that there is state loss that occurs due to this corrupt practice.
The KPK said that the state's losses in the 2023-2024 quota and Hajj management corruption cases were said to have reached more than Rp. 1 trillion. The suspicion began with the provision of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government for Indonesia to reduce the queue of 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, according to the law, the distribution should be 92 percent for regular hajj and 8 percent for special hajj.
During the course of this case, a number of parties have been examined. Among them are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to travel agents or travel agents who organize special hajj (PIHK), including Fuad Hasan Masyhur as the boss of Maktour.
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