KPK Probes Profits of 3 Hajj Bureaus from Distribution of 20,000 Additional Quota

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is delving into the profits obtained by three hajj organising bureaus from the distribution of 20,000 additional hajj quotas for 2024, questioning whether the allocation was 50 per cent each or 92 per cent for regular hajj and 8 per cent for special hajj. The three hajj bureaus are PT Adzikra, PT Aero Globe Indonesia, and PT Afiz Nurul Qolbi. Three witnesses from these hajj bureaus were scheduled to be examined by the KPK on 6 April 2026. “Investigators requested statements from the witnesses regarding the filling of quotas and the alleged unlawful profits from the additional quotas,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Tuesday (7/4/2026). “The witnesses did not attend. Investigators will reschedule,” he added. On 9 January 2026, the KPK announced former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and Ishfah Abidal Aziz, alias Gus Alex, as his special staff, as suspects in the case. Meanwhile, Fuad Hasan Masyhur, owner of the hajj organising bureau Maktour, was not named as a suspect, although he was previously banned from leaving the country. On 27 February 2026, the KPK announced it had received an audit from the Financial Audit Board (BPK) of the Republic of Indonesia regarding state financial losses due to the hajj quota case. Then, on 4 March 2026, the KPK announced that state financial losses from the case amounted to Rp622 billion. On 17 March 2026, the KPK detained Gus Alex at the KPK’s Anti-Corruption Education Centre Detention Branch. On the same date, Yaqut Cholil’s family requested the KPK to allow the former minister to be under house arrest. The KPK subsequently granted the request, and Yaqut has been under house arrest since 19 March 2026. On 24 March 2026, Yaqut officially became a detainee at the KPK Detention Centre. The KPK then announced two new suspects in the case on 30 March 2026. They are Maktour’s Operational Director Ismail Adham and Chairman of the Indonesian Hajj and Umrah Tour Travel Union (Kesthuri) Asrul Aziz Taba.