KPK Claims to Have Informed All Relevant Parties Regarding Yaqut's Transfer to House Arrest

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has denied transferring former Minister of Religious Affairs (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to house arrest secretly. The KPK emphasised that it has notified the parties that need to be informed.

“So far, there is none. Because it was not done secretly either, as the parties that according to the law must receive notification have been notified by us,” said Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, at the KPK Building in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday (26/3/2026), quoted from detikNews.

Asep stated that one of the considerations for the house arrest transfer is the investigation strategy. He said that several parties have received notifications.

“Well, what I conveyed is a strategy related to the investigation, particularly how we can accelerate the handling of this case. And one of them is public support, of course, which we very much hope for,” said Asep.

Asep emphasised that Yaqut’s transfer to house arrest is an institutional decision. He said that the transfer of detention has also been carried out in accordance with procedures.

“So, regarding that request, of course, it has been, what is it, discussed in a meeting or exposed, so it is not a personal decision, it is an institutional decision. And of course, considering first the legal norms, whether the legal norms exist or not,” said Asep.

“What I mentioned earlier is that we see that the legal norms exist. In the old law, it is in the KUHAP, specifically in the KUHAP Law Number 8 of 1981, it is regulated in articles 22 and 23. In Law Number 20 of 2025 or the new KUHAP, it is regulated in article 108, there are paragraphs 1 to 11, so the legal norms exist like that,” he added.

Previously, Yaqut was transferred to house arrest since Thursday (19/3). KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the transfer was carried out after the KPK received a request from the family.

However, Yaqut was transferred back to detention at the Detention Centre on Monday (23/3). The KPK has re-detained Yaqut after Yaqut underwent a series of health tests.