Five Baznas West Java Employees Questioned by West Java High Prosecutor's Office Over Alleged Corruption Involving 13 Billion Rupiah
BANDUNG — The West Java High Prosecutor’s Office (Kejati Jabar) questioned five employees of the National Zakat Collection Agency (Baznas) West Java on Monday, 9 March 2026, regarding an alleged corruption case. The five were questioned in connection with a report filed by former Baznas West Java employee TY concerning alleged corruption of 9.8 billion rupiah in zakat funds and 3.5 billion rupiah in West Java provincial government grants misappropriated by Baznas West Java.
“Currently, approximately five individuals are providing statements,” said the Head of the Legal Affairs Section of Kejati Jabar Nur Sricahyawijaya to journalists on Monday, 9 March 2026.
The Head of the Legal Affairs Section stated that he was unable to disclose the names of the Baznas employees being questioned by Kejati Jabar, as the matter falls within an investigation.
According to the Head of the Legal Affairs Section, the five individuals were questioned in connection with an alleged corruption report lodged with Kejati Jabar. “We are only taking statements. This is still an ongoing investigation,” he said.
Previously, TY, a former employee of Baznas West Java who reported the alleged corruption at the Baznas West Java institution, called on West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi to intervene and investigate the organisation. This is because the appointment and selection of Baznas West Java members is conducted by the governor.
“The head of Baznas Jabar is selected and appointed by the governor, so please Governor Dedi could pay attention to this,” TY stated after undergoing questioning at Kejati Jabar recently.
TY explained that the complaint he filed with the West Java Prosecutor’s Office concerns financial report data from Baznas West Java for 2021 to 2023 that had been made public. In these documents, zakat funds designated for religious purposes (fisabilillah) were utilised for institutional operations totalling 9.8 billion rupiah.
However, TY stated that Baznas West Java had already received an Amil entitlement of 12.5 per cent of the total zakat funds collected. Additionally, he also reported suspected misappropriation of COVID-19 funds totalling 3.5 billion rupiah.
Meanwhile, TY’s legal representative from the Bandung Legal Aid Institute (LBH Bandung) Andi Daffa Patiroi stated that his client, as the complainant, was questioned by the prosecutor’s office regarding the alleged corruption case at Baznas West Java. He said the prosecutor’s office was investigating to better understand the complaint.
“So the prosecutor’s office is actually delving deeper into the substance of the report filed by Mr Tri,” he stated.
As previously reported, the complainant TY was reported to the West Java Regional Police on suspicion of accessing internal Baznas West Java documents. He has been designated as a suspect.
Head of Advocacy and Networks at LBH Bandung M Rafi Saiful Islam stated that LBH condemns the alleged criminalisation of TY, who became a whistleblower by exposing the alleged corruption case within the Baznas Jabar organisation. Additionally, TY’s dismissal is allegedly unilateral with the justification of alleged disciplinary violations and a police report concerning illegal access and disclosure of confidential documents.