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        "msgid": "yaqut-placed-under-house-arrest-maki-calls-it-the-first-time-for-kpk-1774277476",
        "date": "2026-03-23 21:18:00",
        "title": "Yaqut Placed Under House Arrest, MAKI Calls It the First Time for KPK",
        "author": "Dita Angga Rusiana",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has shifted former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas from detention in a correctional facility to house arrest, a move described by anti-corruption watchdog MAKI as unprecedented since the agency's establishment in 2003. This decision, made temporarily following a family request and in line with the Criminal Procedure Code, comes amid Yaqut's ongoing corruption case involving alleged manipulation of the 2023-2024 Hajj quota, which reportedly caused state losses of Rp 622 billion. The case highlights evolving practices in KPK's handling of high-profile detainees, contrasting with past instances like the late Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, who remained hospitalised without home release.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta - The shift in detention status from correctional facility to\nhouse arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is said to\nbe the first since the agency\u2019s inception, as seen in the case of former\nMinister of Religious Affairs (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2003 (the effective year of establishment) of the KPK, there\nhas never been a case where a detainee in a correctional facility was\nmoved to house arrest,\u201d stated MAKI Coordinator Boyamin Saiman when\ncontacted by Kompas.com on Monday (23\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He cited the case of Lukas Enembe, who remained under medical care in\nhospital without being transferred to house arrest. Lukas underwent\ntreatment at RSPAD Gatot Soebroto until his death on 26 December\n2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if a detainee falls ill, they are only allowed hospital\nadmission; they are not permitted to return home, even for a single\nnight. For example, Papua Governor Lukas Enembe,\u201d said Boyamin.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that Yudi served as a KPK investigator from 2013 to\n2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout my time as a KPK investigator, there has never been a\ncase where a person, after recovering, was placed under house arrest,\u201d\nexplained Yudi.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the KPK shifted Yaqut\u2019s detention status from\ncorrectional facility to house arrest since Thursday night\n(19\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the decision was made\nfollowing a request from the family and granted in accordance with the\nprovisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). The shift in\ndetention is temporary.<\/p>\n<p>Yaqut has been detained since Thursday night (12\/3\/2026) following\nfurther examination as a suspect, after his pre-trial lawsuit was\nrejected by the South Jakarta District Court.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Yaqut is alleged to have engaged in conditioning in the\narrangement of the 2023-2024 Hajj quota. The KPK states that the case\nresulted in state losses of Rp 622 billion.<\/p>\n<p>For his actions, Yaqut is charged under Article 2 paragraph (1)\nand\/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of\nCriminal Acts of Corruption.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yaqut-placed-under-house-arrest-maki-calls-it-the-first-time-for-kpk-1774277476",
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