KPK Prosecutor Reveals List of 27 Parties Enriched in Hajj Quota Case

The Public Prosecutor at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that former Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister under the 7th President Joko Widodo, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, is suspected of enriching himself by US$271,500, approximately Rp4.8 billion, in connection with alleged corruption involving additional hajj quotas for the 2023-2024 period. “Enriching oneself, others, or a corporation, namely enriching Defendant Yaqut Cholil Qoumas by US$271,500,” the KPK prosecutor said while reading the indictment at the Corruption Crime Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday (11/8).

Based on the Investigative Examination Report from the Audit Board of Indonesia, the case is suspected of causing state financial losses amounting to Rp622,090,207,166.41. The unlawful acts were allegedly committed by Yaqut alongside three other defendants: Yaqut’s Special Staff member Ishfah Abidal Azis, also known as Gus Alex; Maktour Operations Director Ismail Adham; and Chairman of the Kesthuri Association and Commissioner of PT Raudah Eksati Utama, Asrul Azis Taba.

The prosecutor stated that Yaqut arranged the mechanism for filling the additional special hajj quotas for 2023-2024 to accommodate requests from the Special Hajj Organisers Association (PIHK). This action was deemed contrary to applicable legal provisions. The prosecutor detailed that several other parties, including 313 PIHK, were enriched. The list includes: 1. Enriching Ishfah Abidal Azis by US$5,233,800 and Rp330 million; 2. Enriching Rizky Fisa Abadi by US$475,000 and Rp50 million; 3. Enriching Abdul Muhyi by US$308,500; 4. Enriching Ridwan Kurniawan by US$512,500 and Rp250 million; 5. Enriching Iyah Nuriyah by US$70,000; 6. Enriching Doddy Suhada by US$59,500; 7. Enriching Kamal by US$3,000; 8. Enriching Adam Fakih Mukodam by US$3,000; 9. Enriching Bambang Sutrisno by US$80,000; 10. Enriching Hud Rifky Assegaf by US$130,000; 11. Enriching Anjas Asmara by US$30,000; 12. Enriching Hafiz by US$94,600; 13. Enriching Makki Abdul Sholeh by US$5,000; 14. Enriching Roy Kurniawan by US$18,500; 15. Enriching Rachmat Wildann by US$7,000; 16. Enriching Farid Aljawi by US$52,500; 17. Enriching Ahmad Taufik by US$126,200; 18. Enriching Muzaki Kholis by US$84,500; 19. Enriching Badrusalam by US$4,500; 20. Enriching Muhamad Zaki Yamani by Rp353,600,000; 21. Enriching Amaluddin Wahab by US$602,600; 22. Enriching Syihabbul Muttaqin by US$493,400; 23. Enriching Tauhid Hamdi by US$20,000; 24. Enriching Ali Makki by US$19,600; 25. Enriching Buchori Yusuf by US$56,000; 26. Enriching a corporation, namely 313 PIHK, by Rp478,173,058,166.41; and 27. Enriching Koperasi Perahu by US$26,500.

In handling this case, the KPK is applying Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code, or as referred to in Article 603 or Article 604 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 20 letter (c) of the Criminal Code Law.