The controversy over the transfer of detention for former Minister of\nReligious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has drawn sharp public scrutiny to\nthe KPK. The KPK has issued an apology for causing the uproar.<\/p>\n
Yaqut was known to have been detained as a suspect in the Hajj quota\ncorruption case on Thursday (12\/3). A week later, on Thursday (19\/3),\nYaqut\u2019s detention was transferred to house arrest. Yaqut\u2019s detention\nstatus was then changed again by the KPK to rutan detention on Tuesday\n(24\/3).<\/p>\n
This change in Yaqut\u2019s detention status has led the public to suspect\nspecial treatment from the KPK. However, KPK representatives stated that\nYaqut\u2019s detention transfer was part of the investigation strategy.<\/p>\n
KPK Apologises<\/p>\n
The KPK has expressed regret over the step to change the house arrest\nstatus for Yaqut in the 2023-2024 Hajj quota corruption case. The\napology was directly conveyed by KPK Deputy for Enforcement and\nExecution Asep Guntur Rahayu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe certainly, on this Eid day, apologise for the existing uproar,\u201d\nAsep stated to reporters at the Merah Putih Building of the KPK, South\nJakarta, as quoted on Friday (27\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Asep also claimed that the impact of public reaction had been\nconsidered when making former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil\nQoumas, or Gus Yaqut, house arrest. The KPK said the house arrest\ntransfer was an institutional decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, in that meeting, the matter was also discussed,\u201d Asep\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Asep admitted to having directly participated in the meeting to\ndetermine the house arrest transfer. He said how the decision-making\nwould be reported to the Supervisory Board (Dewas).<\/p>\n
\u201cI attended that meeting, I was one of those in the meeting there. So\nlater, this will be reported to the Dewas. Of course, the Supervisory\nBoard will open up how that decision was made. Just wait,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Denies Secrecy in Transferring Yaqut\u2019s Detention Status<\/p>\n
The KPK also denied that the house arrest transfer for Yaqut Cholil\nQoumas was done secretly. The KPK emphasised that the detention status\ntransfer was an institutional decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, no. Because it wasn\u2019t done secretly either, as the parties\nwho according to the law must receive notification have been given\nnotification by us,\u201d said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep\nGuntur Rahayu at the KPK Building, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday\n(26\/3).<\/p>\n
Asep said one of the considerations for transferring Yaqut to house\narrest was the investigation strategy to accelerate the handling of this\ncase. He said the parties who should receive notification of the\ndetention transfer had been given it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, what I conveyed is that it is a strategy related to the\ninvestigation, specifically how we can get acceleration in handling this\ncase.<\/p>\n
And one of them is public support, of course, which we very much hope\nfor,\u201d Asep said.<\/p>\n
Asep emphasised that Yaqut\u2019s house arrest transfer was an\ninstitutional decision. He said the detention transfer had also been\ncarried out according to procedure.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, regarding that request, of course, it has been done through a\nmeeting or exposition, so it\u2019s not a personal decision, it\u2019s an\ninstitutional decision. And of course, considering first the legal\nnorms, whether the legal norms exist or not,\u201d Asep said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I mentioned earlier is that we see the legal norms exist. In\nthe old law, it\u2019s in the KUHAP, specifically KUHAP Law No.\u00a08 of 1981,\nregulated in articles 22 and 23. In Law No.\u00a020 of 2025 or the new KUHAP,\nit\u2019s regulated in article 108, there are paragraphs 1 to 11, so that\u2019s\nthe legal norm,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-apology-causes-uproar-over-yaquts-house-arrest-1774662673", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }