Jakarta -The KPK continues to investigate the alleged corruption case of the Hajj quota in the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) for the 2024 period. The KPK promised to announce the suspect in this case. “As soon as possible (determining the suspect will be executed). So we will see later that the investigation process, exams, requests for information to the parties have also been conducted since the investigation phase,” KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said Tuesday (8/19/2025). Browse to continue with the content Budi said the KPK did a number of searches associated with this case. There are a number of items seized on the search, such as documents, electronic evidence, to assets. “In the Sprindik (Investigation Order) -General, it was also followed by a series of quests that were naturally followed from the search,” he said. “Everything will be investigated later, including BBE -Later information that will be opened with this case,” he added. The KPK also said it would again call former Religion Minister (Minister of Religion) Yaqut Cholil Qouumas. But the KPK did not reveal when the time. “As soon as possible, a summons will be carried out for exams by investigators,” he said. Sit -cases of the Hajj -Quota case this case has increased to the investigation phase, but the KPK has not yet determined the existence of a suspect. So far, there have been a total of three parties conducted by the KPK abroad, one of the prevention is Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (YCQ). Prevention is carried out because the existence of the three in Indonesia is necessary for the investigation of the case. Prevention is done for the next 6 months. Yaqut and two others are witnesses. In this case, Yaqut was investigated Thursday (7/8). Yaqut was investigated about 4 hours. The basis of the problem of this case is the transfer of half of the additional 20 thousand Hajj quota into the Yaqut era. At a press conference on Saturday 9 August 2025 in the morning, the Deputy for the maintenance and execution of the KPK Asep Guntur raised the distribution of additional 2024 Hajj quota of 20 thousand. An additional 20 thousand HAJJ quota was obtained by 7th Indonesian President Joko Widodo after meeting with the Saudi Arabian government. The KPK said the transfer of half of the quota of additional pilgrims to special Hajj was not in line with the rules. The KPK revealed that hundreds of journey was involved in the arrangement of additional Hajj quota with the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag). “Yes, of course (explore), including we spread it. Right, the journey is not just one, dozens, even if I’m not more than 100 wrong, yes. There are many,” says acting deputy for the KPK action and execution, asp Guntur Rahayu, at a press conference on the KPK Red and White, Kuningan, South -Jakarta, Tuesday (12/8). (IAL/WHN)
KPK promises immediately announce the suspect in the Hajj -quota -corruption case
