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    "data": {
        "id": 1711201,
        "msgid": "yaquts-side-explains-allegations-of-1-million-us-preparation-1777553637",
        "date": "2026-04-30 19:18:27",
        "title": "Yaqut's Side Explains Allegations of $1 Million US Preparation",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The legal team of former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has firmly denied claims by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding the preparation of $1 million USD allegedly intended to influence the DPR's Special Committee on Hajj. They assert that Yaqut neither received nor provided any such funds, directly or through intermediaries, and challenge any contrary statements to be proven legally. This denial comes amid KPK's seizure of the funds in a corruption probe linked to Hajj quotas, highlighting ongoing tensions in high-profile anti-corruption investigations involving government officials.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The legal team representing former Minister of\nReligious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has refuted statements from the\nCorruption Eradication Commission (KPK) concerning $1 million US dollars\nallegedly prepared by Yaqut for the DPR\u2019s Special Committee on Hajj.<\/p>\n<p>The legal team emphasised that there has never been any receipt or\nprovision of money by their client, either directly or through\nintermediaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe affirm that our client has never received money and has never\nprovided money, either directly or through intermediaries,\u201d the legal\nteam for Yaqut stated in a letter received by Kompas.com on Thursday\n(30\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there are certain parties claiming to have received or acted on\ninstructions from our client regarding this matter, such statements are\nuntrue and must be proven legally,\u201d the team added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously reported, the KPK seized $1 million US dollars in\nconnection with the alleged corruption case involving Hajj quotas that\nimplicates former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.<\/p>\n<p>KPK\u2019s Acting Director of Investigation, Achmad Taufik Husein, stated\nthat the money was allegedly prepared by Yaqut to influence the Special\nCommittee (Pansus) on Hajj in the DPR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have conducted examinations and subsequently carried out the\nseizure,\u201d Taufik said at the Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Monday\n(13\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Based on examination results, the money had been received by ZA but\nhad not yet been handed over to members of the DPR\u2019s Special Committee\non Hajj.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe facts we uncovered confirm that there is indeed a witness named\nZA who acted as an intermediary for delivering the money to Pansus\nmembers. Whether that $1 million USD had been received or used - from\nwhat we have investigated and documented in the minutes, it has not yet\nbeen utilised,\u201d Taufik explained.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yaquts-side-explains-allegations-of-1-million-us-preparation-1777553637",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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