JAKARTA - The South Jakarta District Court judge stated that the establishment of a suspect against former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas by the Corruption Eradication Commission had fulfilled the elements and legal procedures in force. On the basis of this consideration, the pretrial application filed by Yaqut was rejected in its entirety.
Judge Sulistyo Muhammad Dwi Putro said that the determination of the suspects by the KPK was based on the sufficiency of evidence and through the stages of investigation and investigation in accordance with the provisions of the criminal procedure law.
"Considering that the applicant's pretrial application is rejected in its entirety," said Judge Sulistyo when reading the verdict at the South Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, March 11.
In his consideration, the judge assessed that the KPK had met the minimum requirement of two valid evidence before designating Yaqut as a suspect. In addition, the process of collecting data, information, and examining witnesses was also considered to have been carried out in accordance with legal procedures.
The panel of judges also stated that the determination of the suspect by the KPK had gone through a series of legal processes so that no violation of procedures was found in handling the case. Therefore, the pretrial application filed by the applicant cannot be granted.
In the ruling, the judge also rejected all pretrial motions in the main case and set the case fee to zero.
Previously, the KPK said that the determination of the suspect against Yaqut was made after investigators obtained sufficient evidence. The KPK legal team said that more than 40 people had been questioned in the investigation process related to the alleged corruption of additional Hajj quotas for the implementation of the 2023-2024 Hajj pilgrimage.
The KPK also said that the state's losses in the case were estimated at Rp622 billion.
This matter was investigated by the KPK on August 9, 2025 regarding alleged corruption in determining quotas and the implementation of the 2023-2024 Hajj pilgrimage at the Ministry of Religion. In the initial stage of the investigation, the KPK also carried out prevention abroad against a number of parties suspected of being related to the case.
Then on January 9, 2026, the KPK announced two suspects in the case, namely Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and Ishfah Abidal Aziz.
Meanwhile, Yaqut filed a pretrial to the South Jakarta District Court on February 10, 2026 with case number 19/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL to sue the designation of himself as a suspect. However, the application was eventually rejected by the panel of judges because the designation of the suspect by the KPK was considered to have met the elements and legal procedures in force.
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