KPK: Decision to Place Gus Yaqut Under House Arrest is Part of Investigation Strategy

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) states that the decision to place the suspect in the alleged Hajj quota corruption case, as well as former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, under house arrest is part of the investigation strategy.

“Every investigation process naturally has different conditions and case handling strategies, including the detention of someone as a suspect,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Sunday.

Therefore, Budi said that the KPK’s approach to Yaqut Cholil may differ from other suspects in the case, such as former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.

Lukas Enembe, before his death and while still a KPK detainee, was once released on health grounds. Meanwhile, Yaqut Cholil is under house arrest not because of illness.

“It’s not because of a health condition. It’s indeed because of a request from the family, which we then processed,” he said.

Previously, on 21 March 2026, the wife of the defendant in the alleged extortion corruption case, as well as former Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, namely Silvia Rinita Harefa, spoke to journalists after visiting her husband.

Silvia told the journalists waiting for her that there was information circulating among the detainees about Yaqut Cholil not being seen in the state detention centre or prison.

“I didn’t see Gus Yaqut earlier. The info is that he left on Thursday night (19/3),” said Silvia on Saturday (21/3) afternoon.

She continued that she received information that Yaqut was also not seen during the Eid al-Fitr prayer on 21 March 2026.