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        "id": 1660629,
        "msgid": "kpk-probes-profits-of-3-hajj-bureaus-from-distribution-of-20-000-additional-quota-1775609597",
        "date": "2026-04-07 11:42:39",
        "title": "KPK Probes Profits of 3 Hajj Bureaus from Distribution of 20,000 Additional Quota",
        "author": "Bilal Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the profits gained by three hajj organising bureaus\u2014PT Adzikra, PT Aero Globe Indonesia, and PT Afiz Nurul Qolbi\u2014from the allocation of 20,000 additional hajj quotas for 2024, amid allegations of irregularities in the distribution between regular and special hajj slots. This probe follows the naming of former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and his special staff Ishfah Abidal Aziz (Gus Alex) as suspects in January 2026, with state financial losses estimated at Rp622 billion based on a BPK audit. Additional suspects, including Maktour's operational director Ismail Adham and Kesthuri chairman Asrul Aziz Taba, were announced in March 2026, highlighting ongoing efforts to address corruption in hajj quota management.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is delving into\nthe profits obtained by three hajj organising bureaus from the\ndistribution of 20,000 additional hajj quotas for 2024, questioning\nwhether the allocation was 50 per cent each or 92 per cent for regular\nhajj and 8 per cent for special hajj. The three hajj bureaus are PT\nAdzikra, PT Aero Globe Indonesia, and PT Afiz Nurul Qolbi. Three\nwitnesses from these hajj bureaus were scheduled to be examined by the\nKPK on 6 April 2026. \u201cInvestigators requested statements from the\nwitnesses regarding the filling of quotas and the alleged unlawful\nprofits from the additional quotas,\u201d said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo\nto journalists in Jakarta on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026). \u201cThe witnesses did not\nattend. Investigators will reschedule,\u201d he added. On 9 January 2026, the\nKPK announced former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and\nIshfah Abidal Aziz, alias Gus Alex, as his special staff, as suspects in\nthe case. Meanwhile, Fuad Hasan Masyhur, owner of the hajj organising\nbureau Maktour, was not named as a suspect, although he was previously\nbanned from leaving the country. On 27 February 2026, the KPK announced\nit had received an audit from the Financial Audit Board (BPK) of the\nRepublic of Indonesia regarding state financial losses due to the hajj\nquota case. Then, on 4 March 2026, the KPK announced that state\nfinancial losses from the case amounted to Rp622 billion. On 17 March\n2026, the KPK detained Gus Alex at the KPK\u2019s Anti-Corruption Education\nCentre Detention Branch. On the same date, Yaqut Cholil\u2019s family\nrequested the KPK to allow the former minister to be under house arrest.\nThe KPK subsequently granted the request, and Yaqut has been under house\narrest since 19 March 2026. On 24 March 2026, Yaqut officially became a\ndetainee at the KPK Detention Centre. The KPK then announced two new\nsuspects in the case on 30 March 2026. They are Maktour\u2019s Operational\nDirector Ismail Adham and Chairman of the Indonesian Hajj and Umrah Tour\nTravel Union (Kesthuri) Asrul Aziz Taba.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-probes-profits-of-3-hajj-bureaus-from-distribution-of-20-000-additional-quota-1775609597",
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