KPK states Yaqut is still undergoing medical examinations today

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the suspect in the alleged hajj quota corruption case and former Minister of Religious Affairs, is still undergoing medical examinations until Tuesday. “From last night (Monday, 23/3) until this morning (Tuesday, 24/3), the medical team has continued to carry out a series of health examinations at Bhayangkara Hospital in East Jakarta,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Tuesday. Budi explained that these health examinations are being conducted as part of the process to return Yaqut to the KPK state detention house (rutan) from his previous status as a house detainee. Meanwhile, he said the investigation into the hajj quota case is progressing positively. “Investigators are also continuing to focus on completing the investigation file so that it can soon be handed over to the prosecution stage,” he stated. Previously, on 21 March 2026, the wife of the defendant in the alleged extortion corruption case and former Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, 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 not being seen in the state detention house or rutan. “Just now, I didn’t see Gus Yaqut. The info is that he left on Thursday night (19/3),” said Silvia on Saturday (21/3) afternoon. She continued that she had received information that Yaqut was also not seen during the Eid al-Fitr prayers on 21 March 2026. “People inside said he wasn’t there. He wasn’t there,” she said. When further questioned whether only Ebenezer knew this information, she stated that all detainees knew. “Everyone knows about it. They’re just wondering. They said there was an examination, but it’s unlikely to have an examination on the eve of Takbiran night. Even until today (Saturday, 21/3), there hasn’t been any,” she said. Therefore, she suggested that journalists verify the information she received. “You guys should check the info again. That’s all the info,” she said. On Saturday night (21/3), the KPK confirmed to Silvia that Yaqut had been on house arrest since the night of 19 March 2026. Yaqut Cholil Qoumas became a house detainee after his family requested it from the KPK on 17 March 2026. The KPK assured that it would continue to monitor Yaqut. It is known that Yaqut was named as one of the suspects in the alleged corruption case related to Indonesia’s hajj quota for 2023-2024 by the KPK on 9 January 2026. On 12 March 2026, the KPK detained Yaqut at the KPK’s Red White Building Branch State Detention House after his pre-trial was rejected on 11 March 2026. The case was stated by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPK) of Indonesia to have caused state losses of up to Rp622 billion.