KPK Admits It Did Not Extend Travel Ban on Fuad Hasan Due to New Criminal Procedure Code
Jakarta (ANTARA) — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has admitted that it did not extend the overseas travel ban on Maktour hajj bureau owner Fuad Hasan Masyhur, citing Law Number 20 of 2025 on the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).
“If we look at the new KUHAP, overseas travel bans can only be imposed on suspects or defendants,” KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta on Friday.
He said the KPK had therefore decided to comply with the new KUHAP, which came into effect on 2 January 2026, regarding overseas travel bans.
“We also want to ensure that every legal process carried out by the KPK is in accordance with prevailing laws and regulations,” he said.
Under the new KUHAP, provisions on overseas travel bans are set out in Article 141 paragraph (1).
Article 141 paragraph (1) states: “For the purposes of investigation, prosecution, or examination at trial, investigators, public prosecutors, or judges are authorised to impose prevention measures in the form of a temporary prohibition on suspects or defendants from leaving Indonesian territory, based on reasons consistent with the law.”
Previously, on 9 August 2025, the KPK announced it had begun investigating an alleged corruption case involving the determination of quotas and the administration of hajj pilgrimages at the Ministry of Religious Affairs for the years 2023–2024.
On 11 August 2025, the KPK announced that preliminary calculations of state losses in the case exceeded Rp1 trillion and imposed travel bans on three individuals for up to six months.
Those subject to the bans were former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex — a former special staff member during Minister Yaqut’s tenure — and Fuad Hasan Masyhur, the owner of the Maktour hajj bureau.
On 9 January 2026, the KPK announced that two of the three individuals subject to travel bans had been named as suspects in the alleged hajj quota corruption case, namely Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (YCQ) and Ishfah Abidal Aziz (IAA).
Meanwhile, Yaqut filed a pretrial motion with the South Jakarta District Court on 10 February 2026, registered under case number 19/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL. The inaugural pretrial hearing is scheduled for 24 February 2026.
On 19 February 2026, the KPK announced the extension of overseas travel bans for Yaqut and Gus Alex only, whilst the ban on Fuad was not extended.