MAKI Reports to KPK Supervisory Board Regarding Yaqut's House Arrest Status
The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) has reported a complaint to the KPK Supervisory Board regarding alleged ethical violations by KPK leadership and spokesperson over the transfer of detention status for corruption suspect in the hajj quota case, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, to house arrest.
The public complaint was registered via a letter numbered 15/MAKI/III/2026 on 25 March 2026.
MAKI coordinator Boyamin Saiman requested that the KPK Supervisory Board conduct an ethical examination of parties within the KPK who played a role in making or approving the detention transfer decision.
“To assess whether the decision complies with the KPK’s code of ethics, behavioural guidelines for KPK personnel, principles of good governance, and equality before the law,” Boyamin told reporters at the KPK’s Red and White Building on Wednesday (25/3).
He also requested that the KPK Supervisory Board publicly disclose the results of the examination transparently.
Boyamin revealed that several parties were reported, namely the KPK leadership as a whole, KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo, and KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu.
“The KPK leadership automatically, because they made and instructed without collective collegiality, among others, and the others mentioned earlier. Secondly, the KPK Spokesperson for stating that he was healthy and allowing the family to apply. Then Mr Asep Guntur is one of them because he did not conduct tests, ordered a health check upon release, hastily,” Boyamin explained.
The main points of the report concern allegations that KPK leadership allowed interference in the detention transfer.
“KPK leadership is suspected of allowing the KPK to be intervened by external parties in carrying out the house arrest transfer for YCQ, and not reporting the alleged interference to the KPK Supervisory Board,” Boyamin clarified.
Previously, Boyamin had actively criticised, stating that the KPK’s reason for changing Yaqut’s status was unclear, highly surprising and disappointing because it was done secretly. Boyamin urged the KPK Supervisory Board to investigate the KPK over the status change.
“The KPK Supervisory Board must promptly initiate this process as a suspected ethical code violation without waiting for public complaints,” Boyamin told reporters on Sunday (22/3).
According to him, this KPK decision even breaks a MURI record since its establishment in 2003. Because, until now, it has never transferred detention status, let alone done so secretly.
“This is very disappointing, unless announced from the beginning, no problem. But this was done secretly and the reason given was additional examination for other detainees. But he didn’t return. This is truly disappointing KPK behaviour. It has broken a record, secretly, and not even announced,” he said.
Boyamin also compared the KPK’s treatment of Yaqut and the late former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe. According to him, the KPK did not easily grant suspension or release to Lukas, who was clearly ill at the time.
Yaqut’s detention status was changed to house arrest last Thursday upon the family’s request. The KPK emphasised that the change was not due to health reasons.
“Not because of illness. It was indeed due to a request from the family, then we processed it,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo on Sunday (22/3).
The detention status change drew public attention because it was done without an open announcement. The information first emerged from statements by Silvia Rinita Harefa, wife of former Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer, after visiting her husband at the KPK Detention Centre.