KPK Does Not Extend Travel Ban on Maktour Boss Fuad Hasan in Hajj Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opted not to extend the overseas travel ban on Fuad Hasan Masyhur, President Director of PT Makassar Toraja (Maktour), which expired in February.
The reason is that Fuad remains classified as a witness in the alleged corruption case involving additional hajj quotas for the 2024 hajj pilgrimage season.
Under the new Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), overseas travel bans may only be imposed on suspects. This provision had drawn objections from the KPK during the drafting stage of the revised KUHAP.
“If we look at the new KUHAP, overseas travel bans can only be applied to suspects or defendants,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at his office in Jakarta on Thursday (19 February).
Budi affirmed that all legal processes undertaken by the KPK comply with prevailing legislation.
He explained that the KPK has only sought a six-month extension of the overseas travel ban, through to 12 August 2026, for Religious Affairs Minister for the 2020–2024 period Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and his special aide Ishfah Abidal Aziz, also known as Gus Alex, both of whom have been named suspects.
“At present, we are still focused on the investigation of the hajj quota case for both parties who have been designated as suspects — YCQ and IAA. We are completing the investigation dossier first,” Budi said.
Despite their suspect status, the KPK has not yet detained Yaqut or Gus Alex. The anti-graft body is still awaiting the final calculation of state losses being prepared by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).
Meanwhile, on Tuesday 10 February 2026, Yaqut filed a pretrial motion at the South Jakarta District Court to challenge the formal validity of his designation as a suspect by the KPK.
The motion was registered under case number 19/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL, with the first hearing scheduled for Tuesday, 24 February 2026.
During the ongoing investigation, the KPK has conducted searches at several locations, including Yaqut’s residence in Condet, East Jakarta, a hajj and umrah travel agency office in Jakarta, the home of a Religious Affairs Ministry civil servant in Depok, and the offices of the Directorate General of Hajj and Umrah Operations at the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
A significant volume of evidence allegedly linked to the case has been seized, including documents, electronic evidence, four-wheeled vehicles and property.
According to the KPK’s preliminary calculations, the case is suspected to have caused state losses exceeding Rp1 trillion.