KPK Summons Hajj Accommodation Sub-Director for 2023-2024 Period

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned the Head of the Hajj Accommodation Sub-Directorate at the Directorate General of Hajj and Umrah Organisation of the Ministry of Religious Affairs for the 2023-2024 period, Ali Machzumi (AMZ), for examination as a witness in a case of alleged corruption concerning the Hajj quota. “The KPK has scheduled an examination at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, for AMZ in his capacity as the Hajj Accommodation Sub-Director for the 2023-2024 period,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Thursday. Based on KPK records as of 13.13 WIB, Ali Machzumi had not yet been recorded as complying with the investigators’ summons. The KPK commenced its investigation into the alleged corruption of the Indonesian Hajj quota for 2023-2024 on 9 August 2025. On 9 January 2026, the KPK named former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and his former special staff member Ishfah Abidal Aziz, also known as Gus Alex, as suspects. Meanwhile, Fuad Hasan Masyhur, the owner of the Maktour Hajj organiser bureau, was not named as a suspect, although he was previously placed on a travel ban list. Yaqut was detained at the KPK Merah Putih Building State Detention Centre on 12 March 2026, while Ishfah was detained on 17 March 2026. Yaqut’s detention status was temporarily changed to house arrest on 19 March 2026 at his family’s request. However, he was returned to the KPK detention centre on 24 March 2026. On 30 March 2026, the KPK named two new suspects, namely Maktour Operational Director Ismail Adham and the former General Chairman of the Indonesian Hajj and Umrah Tour Travel Association, Asrul Aziz Taba. Both were subsequently detained on 8 June 2026.