KPK to examine Hajj organisers next week in connection with Hajj quota corruption case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled examinations of Hajj organising bureaux or special Hajj pilgrimage operators (PIHK) next week in connection with the investigation into the alleged corruption case involving Hajj quotas.
“In this case, investigators will begin a marathon of examinations next week against a number of witnesses, including the PIHK,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta on Thursday (2/4).
Budi further explained that the examinations are scheduled to take place at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta and several other locations.
“Examinations in other regions will depend on the locations of the PIHK or Hajj travel bureaux,” he said.
He stated that the KPK hopes that examination locations close to the Hajj bureaux will enable the handling of the Hajj quota case to proceed effectively.
The KPK announced on 9 January 2026 that former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and Ishfah Abidal Aziz, alias Gus Alex, as Yaqut’s special staff, as suspects in the case.
Meanwhile, Fuad Hasan Masyhur, the owner of the Hajj organising bureau Maktour, was not named as a suspect, although he was once banned from leaving the country.
On 27 February 2026, the KPK announced that 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 the state financial losses due to the case amounted to Rp622 billion.
On 12 March 2026, the KPK detained Yaqut Cholil at the KPK Red and White Building Branch State Detention House.
On the same date, Yaqut Cholil’s family requested the KPK to allow the former Minister of Religious Affairs to be under house arrest. The KPK subsequently granted the request, and Yaqut has been under house arrest since 19 March 2026.
On 23 March 2026, the KPK announced that it was processing the transfer of Yaqut Cholil’s detention from house arrest back to detention centre. 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 the General Chairman of the Indonesian Hajj and Umrah Tour Travel Union (Kesthuri), Asrul Aziz Taba.