Hanania Travel Case: 16 Influencers Questioned, Rp110 Million Returned

Jakarta Metropolitan Police have examined 16 influencers as part of an investigation into alleged fraud and embezzlement of umrah travel funds by PT Khazanah Tamma Internasional, also known as Hanania Group. The examination was conducted after the investigation revealed that Hanania Travel had paid a number of influencers to promote its umrah packages. “A total of 16 influencers have been examined,” said Police Commissioner Andaru Rahutomo, Head of the Public Information Sub-division of the Jakarta Police Public Relations Division, on Wednesday (1/7). Andaru disclosed that several of the influencers examined have also returned the fees they received from Hanania Travel. The total amount of money returned and handed over to investigators is Rp110 million. “We have collected a total of Rp110 million in fees that have been returned by several influencers to investigators, and it has been seized as evidence,” he said. Previously, police named Ahmad Syah Farhan, the President Director of PT Khazanah Tamma Internasional or Hanania Group, as a suspect in the case on Friday (29/5). Farhan is now in detention. He has been charged under Article 492 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and/or Article 486 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 607 of the Criminal Code. Preliminary investigations revealed that funds deposited by prospective pilgrims were used for purposes other than organising their departures. The money was also used by the suspect to pay a number of influencers to promote the umrah packages. Several influencers and celebrities are known to have been questioned in the case, including Keanu Angelo, the couple Thariq Halilintar and Aaliyah Massaid, the couple Roger Danuarta and Cut Meyriska, Paula Verhoeven, Praz Teguh, and Karin Novilda, also known as Awkarin.