Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have\nindicted former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas for\nallegedly enriching himself by USD 271,500 (approximately Rp 4.8\nbillion) in a corruption case involving the allocation of additional\nspecial hajj quotas for 2023-2024. The indictment was read out at the\nJakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday (11\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
KPK prosecutors stated that Yaqut, along with his former special aide\nIshfah Abidal Azis (also known as Gus Alex), PT Makassar Toraja\n(Maktour) Operations Director Ismail Adham, and Kesthuri Association\nChairman Asrul Azis Taba, orchestrated a mechanism to fill the\nadditional special hajj quotas. This was done to accommodate requests\nfrom the Association of Special Hajj Organisers (PIHK) in a manner that\ncontravened prevailing regulations.<\/p>\n
The scheme involved filling the additional special hajj quotas for\n2023 and 2024 with pilgrims who had no waiting period, or whose waiting\nperiod did not comply with the applicable mechanisms. The prosecution\ndetailed that the corruption resulted in illicit enrichment for multiple\nparties, including 313 Special Hajj Organisers (PIHK) and the Perahu\nCooperative, with total state losses calculated at Rp 622 billion.<\/p>\n
Beyond the former minister, the indictment lists significant sums\nreceived by other individuals. Ishfah Abidal Azis allegedly received USD\n5,233,800 and Rp 330 million, while other associates received amounts\nranging from USD 3,000 to over USD 600,000. The 313 PIHK corporations\nwere collectively enriched by Rp 478,173,058,166.41, and the Perahu\nCooperative received USD 26,500.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-prosecutors-former-minister-yaqut-enriched-himself-by-rp-4-8-billion-in-hajj-quota-corruption-1786424015", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }