A member of the House of Representatives Commission III, Rudianto\nLallo, has expressed appreciation for the actions of the Coordinator of\nthe Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI), Boyamin Saiman, who\nreported the KPK\u2019s leadership, investigators, and spokesperson to the\nOversight Board (Dewas). The report concerns the controversy over\nchanging the detention status of former Minister of Religious Affairs\nYaqut Cholil Qoumas (YCQ) from prison to house arrest.<\/p>\n
Rudianto views the report not merely as criticism but as a form of\npublic concern to maintain the integrity of the anti-corruption agency\nso that it does not collapse due to controversial policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe report to the KPK Oversight Board is each person\u2019s right. In my\nopinion, we appreciate the NGO that reported it. This is proof of love\nfor the KPK, wanting to uphold the KPK\u2019s honour so it doesn\u2019t fall\nbecause of this policy,\u201d Rudianto said when contacted on Wednesday\n(25\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Although he acknowledges that changing detention status is allowed by\nregulations, this NasDem Party politician emphasises that the KPK\u2019s\naction of granting house arrest status to a suspect in a major\ncorruption case is highly unusual in law enforcement practice to date.\nThis, he believes, is what has sparked the uproar and eroded public\ntrust.<\/p>\n
\u201cI consistently voice that law enforcers, in making decisions, should\nnot cause uproar or provoke public reaction. (The change in detention)\ndoes not violate regulations, but it is not customary. This is what\nlowers public trust in the KPK,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Rudianto also questions the KPK\u2019s consistency in detention\nprocedures. According to him, objective detention requirements such as\nconcerns that the suspect might flee, destroy evidence, or influence\nwitnesses should have been the main guideline from the start.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it was to be changed, why was he detained in the first place?\nThis became contentious because the KPK itself initiated the detention,\nbut the KPK itself ended it and made it house arrest. The public is\nwondering what is going on,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Regarding plans to summon the KPK by the House of Representatives,\nRudianto stated that there is no official agenda yet due to the ongoing\nEid al-Fitr holiday atmosphere. However, he welcomes the KPK\u2019s step to\nfinally return Yaqut to prison to end the existing controversy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my opinion, with Mr Yaqut being detained again, this can end the\ncontroversy. The KPK must get back on track to investigate this case. I\nhope that with such great public attention, the KPK can learn not to\nprovoke similar uproar in the future,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
The Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI),\nBoyamin Saiman, has officially reported the KPK\u2019s leadership,\ninvestigators, and spokesperson to the Oversight Board (Dewas) on\nWednesday (25\/3\/2026). This report stems from the controversy over\nchanging the detention status of the suspect in the hajj quota\ncorruption case, former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil\nQoumas, to house arrest.<\/p>\n
Boyamin mentioned several crucial points in his report, including\nallegations of allowing external interference by the KPK leadership in\nthe detention change process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe KPK leadership is suspected of allowing the KPK to be intervened\nby external parties and not reporting it to the Dewas. This refers to\nthe jurisprudence of Anwar Usman\u2019s dismissal from the Constitutional\nCourt for allowing external intervention in case number 90,\u201d Boyamin\nsaid after submitting the report letter on Wednesday (25\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Boyamin highlighted the inconsistency in information between KPK\nSpokesperson Budi Prasetyo and Deputy for Enforcement, Asep Guntur\nRahayu. Boyamin assesses that the KPK conducted a secretive process when\nreleasing Yaqut from prison two days before Eid with the pretext of\nadditional examinations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spokesperson said YC was healthy when transferred, but the\nDeputy for Enforcement said he had GERD and asthma. This is\ncontradictory. Even Mr Asep Guntur is suspected of ordering the transfer\nwithout a health check from a competent doctor beforehand,\u201d he\nemphasised.<\/p>\n
Boyamin also pointed out that the revelation of the house arrest\nstatus was initiated by information from the family of Immanuel Ebenezer\nand media suspicions, not from KPK transparency. This is considered a\nviolation of the principle of public information disclosure.<\/p>\n
Boyamin suspects that the detention change was not decided\ncollectively by the KPK leadership, thus deemed legally flawed and\nviolating Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as well as the code of\nethics.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is an allegation of special treatment. The transfer to house\narrest without strong objective reasons lowers public trust in the KPK\nas the frontline in eradicating corruption,\u201d Boyamin stated.<\/p>\n
KPK investigators are now delving into the role of significant\nparties behind the manipulation of the 50 percent hajj special quota\ndistribution. See the full details.<\/p>\n
MAKI reported the KPK leadership to the Oversight Board (Dewas) on\nWednesday (25\/3) following former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut\nCholil Qoumas being placed under house arrest.<\/p>\n
The former Minister of Religious Affairs for the 2020-2024 period was\nexamined in the alleged corruption case of hajj quotas and hajj worship\narrangements that harmed the state by around Rp622 billion.<\/p>\n
KPK immediately examined Yaqut Cholil Qoumas after he was returned to\nprison. The investigation into the Rp622 billion hajj quota corruption\nis being accelerated.<\/p>\n
KPK has scheduled the examination of former Minister of Religious\nAffairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas today (25\/3\/2026) to delve deeper into the\nroles of other parties in the alleged hajj quota corruption case.<\/p>\n
Detaining Yaqut is important to expedite the legal process and\nclarify the flow of the case being investigated.<\/p>\n
MAKI urges the Attorney General\u2019s Office to immediately conclude the\nlegal process against Riza Chalid, including opening the option of trial\nin absentia.<\/p>\n
In response to Nadiem\u2019s party\u2019s plans to report witness Jumeri to the\npolice, Boyamin views this as a strategy to influence other\nwitnesses.<\/p>\n
According to him, for village apparatus positions other than\nsecretary, bribery practices are also rampant with values in the\nhundreds of millions of rupiah.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/house-of-representatives-commission-iii-says-report-to-kpk-oversight-board-on-yaquts-house-arrest-is-to-1774435926", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }