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        "id": 1699477,
        "msgid": "new-hajj-quota-suspect-previously-in-saudi-arabia-now-in-indonesia-and-banned-from-leaving-1777053048",
        "date": "2026-04-25 00:04:59",
        "title": "New Hajj Quota Suspect, Previously in Saudi Arabia, Now in Indonesia and Banned from Leaving",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that Asrul Azis Taba, a new suspect in the 2023-2024 Hajj quota corruption case, has returned to Indonesia from Saudi Arabia and is subject to a travel ban imposed since early April. Along with operational director Ismail Adham of PT Makassar Toraja, Asrul is accused of bribing former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas through his ex-aide Gus Alex, with payments including USD 30,000 to Gus Alex and USD 5,000 to former Director General Hilman Latief. This brings the total number of suspects to four, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption in the management of Hajj pilgrimages.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed a new\nsuspect in the 2023-2024 Hajj quota corruption case, Asrul Azis Taba\n(ASR), who is already in Indonesia. Previously, Asrul was in Saudi\nArabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is already in Indonesia,\u201d said Acting Director of Investigations\nat the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, to reporters on Friday\n(24\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Taufik stated that the suspect has been subjected to a travel ban.\nAsrul has been banned since early April. A travel ban has also been\nimposed on another suspect, Ismail Adham (ISM), the Operational Director\nof PT Makassar Toraja (Maktour).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has also been banned. Early April (banned),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the KPK had named Ismail Adham (ISM), Operational\nDirector of PT Makassar Toraja (Maktour), and Asrul Azis Taba (ASR),\nCommissioner of PT Raudah Eksati Utama and Chairman of the Kesthuri\nAssociation, as new suspects in the 2023-2024 Hajj quota corruption\ncase. The KPK suspects Ismail and Asrul of giving money to Yaqut when he\nserved as Minister of Religious Affairs (Menag).<\/p>\n<p>The money was given through an intermediary, former special staff to\nYaqut, Gus Alex.<\/p>\n<p>Ismail is suspected of giving USD 30,000 to Gus Alex. Ismail is also\nsuspected of handing over USD 5,000 to Hilman Latief (HL), the former\nDirector General of Hajj and Umrah Organising (Dirjen PHU) of the\nMinistry of Religious Affairs in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuspect ISM is suspected of giving a sum of money to IAA amounting\nto USD 30,000 as well as to Mr HL, Director General of Hajj and Umrah\nOrganising of the Dirjen PHU of the Ministry of Religious Affairs,\namounting to USD 5,000 and SAR 16,000,\u201d said Asep.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the total number of suspects in this case is four. The other two\nsuspects are former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas\nand his former special staff, Ishfah Abidal Azis or Gus Alex.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-hajj-quota-suspect-previously-in-saudi-arabia-now-in-indonesia-and-banned-from-leaving-1777053048",
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