Metro Jaya Police Trace Assets of Hanania Travel Boss to Recover Victim Losses

The Metro Jaya Regional Police are conducting an asset trace on the boss of Hanania Travel, Ahmad Syah Farhan (also known as ASF). This investigation is being carried out to determine the destination of funds belonging to prospective pilgrims who failed to depart for their umrah pilgrimage after allegedly being defrauded by Farhan.

“Regarding the flow of funds, in our law enforcement efforts, we are not solely focused on imprisoning an individual to hold them accountable for their actions, but also on how to restore or return the losses experienced by the victims,” stated the Director of General Criminal Investigation of Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Iman Imanuddin, during a press conference at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (2/6/2026).

He noted that asset tracing is a crucial element in this case, as these assets could be utilised to compensate the victims of the alleged fraud. “Therefore, we will exert our maximum effort to trace assets or the flow of funds from the suspect to other parties or for other purposes, so that they can be used to facilitate the recovery of losses for the victims,” he added.

Iman expressed hope that the recovered assets could eventually be used to send the prospective pilgrims on their umrah pilgrimage, fulfilling their original intentions. He emphasised that the Metro Jaya Police would work tirelessly to trace the suspect’s assets and fund movements.

Previously, police revealed that the funds from the pilgrims were used by Ahmad Syah Farhan for purposes unrelated to the umrah trips. “Based on the statements taken from the suspect, the funds were partially used for interests outside of the pilgrims’ umrah travel requirements,” said Kombes Iman.

Iman further disclosed that a portion of the pilgrims’ money was used to pay several influencers for marketing and promotional purposes for the umrah packages.

Ahmad Syah Farhan faces charges of alleged fraud, embezzlement, and/or money laundering, as stipulated under Article 492 of Law Number 1 of 2023 (the New Penal Code), and/or Articles 486 and 607 of the Penal Code. The police have received two separate reports regarding Hanania Travel, with the number of victims reaching dozens and total losses estimated at Rp 12.14 billion.