JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has ensured that the determination of the suspect of the former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas in the corruption case of determining quotas and the implementation of the 2023-2024 hajj has been in accordance with the rules.
Both the formal and material aspects have been fulfilled by investigators so that the KPK is confident in facing the pretrial lawsuit at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) which will be heard today, February 24.
"We assure that in the case of alleged corruption related to the quota for the Indonesian Hajj 2023-2024, all formal and material aspects have been fulfilled and carried out by investigators," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Tuesday, February 24.
Budi said the designation of Yaqut as a suspect, along with Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex as a staff, in particular, had been based on sufficient evidence. "However, we will follow the process of the trial," he said.
"It is scheduled that the KPK will deliver its answer through its legal bureau."
Yaqut is known to have filed a pretrial to the South Jakarta District Court (PN) on Monday, February 10. The lawsuit was registered with the number 19/Pid.Pra/2026/PN.JKT.SEL.
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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