Confident that it is in accordance with the rules, the KPK is waiting for the decision of the pre-trial judge of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, this week.

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is waiting for the pretrial decision of former Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) which will be read on Wednesday, March 11.

This was conveyed by the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, when asked about his agency's follow-up in handling the alleged corruption in determining quotas and the implementation of the 2023-2024 hajj in the Ministry of Religion. His agency will refer to the decision of the panel of judges in the trial.

"For the continuation, we are waiting for the pretrial decision," Asep told reporters, Monday, March 9.

Asep believes that the panel of judges will consider the objections submitted by the Yaqut camp carefully. Because, the KPK has conducted an investigation in accordance with the applicable rules.

"According to laws and internal regulations," he said.

Aspe asked the public to support the KPK in handling the corruption case of the haj quota. "So that the people who are harmed can get justice," said the former KPK Investigation Director.

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.

This pretrial was filed after the KPK 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.

During the trial, Melissa Anggraeni as Yaqut's lawyer considered the determination of the suspect status for her client to be invalid. The investigation process against the former Minister of Religion in the era of President of the 7th RI Joko Widodo (Jokowi) should have been carried out by referring to the new KUHAP.

"The conditions and terms for the determination of suspects have not been met. The procedure for determining suspects does not comply with the provisions of the applicable criminal procedure law, and the authority of the Respondent in question in conducting the investigation and determining the Applicant as a suspect," said Mellisa in a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, March 4.

Then, the Yaqut camp questioned several other things. One of them, related to the calculation of state losses in the case of alleged corruption in quotas and the organization of the 2023-2024 hajj.

Yaqut's lawyer team said the amount of state losses as conveyed by the KPK was not real. "Including the absence of a date listed in the audit results when it was carried out or indeed has not been completed," said Mellisa.