OSO Speaks Out on Private Jet Used by Religious Affairs Minister: 'What's Wrong with That?'
Hanura Party chairman Oesman Sapta Odang (OSO) has spoken out regarding Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar’s decision to report to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over a private jet facility provided to him en route to the inauguration of the Balai Sarkiah Building in Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi. OSO maintained there was nothing wrong with providing Nasaruddin with the private jet.
“There’s nothing wrong with it. We invited him. We were inaugurating a mosque, a place of Islamic learning. What’s wrong with that?” OSO said when contacted on Tuesday (24/2/2026).
OSO stated that Nasaruddin’s attendance was unrelated to his official duties. He said the minister had merely recited a prayer at the inauguration of the Balai Sarkiah Building.
“It has nothing to do with his work either. He just recited a prayer — he’s a fellow Muslim,” he said.
OSO rejected the suggestion that the facility provided to Nasaruddin constituted gratification. “What gratification? Ha ha. You mean fellow Muslims can’t help each other?” he said.
Nasaruddin had reported to the KPK regarding the private jet facility from OSO, who is also a former chairman of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), used to travel to the inauguration site in Takalar Regency. Nasaruddin said he had taken the private jet because no other flights were available.
“Because at 11 o’clock at night there are obviously no more flights there, and I had to return the next morning because there were preparations for the isbat session,” Nasaruddin said at the KPK’s ACLC building in South Jakarta on Monday (23/2).
He acknowledged having reported to the KPK on several occasions over suspected gratification he had received, including the matter of the private jet.
“This time I’ve come again to report on my recent trip carrying out duties in South Sulawesi, in Makassar, using that special aircraft,” he said.
The KPK will analyse Nasaruddin’s report concerning his use of OSO’s private jet to travel to the inauguration of the Balai Sarkiah Building in Takalar Regency. The commission has left open the possibility of summoning OSO as the party who provided the jet facility.
“During the analysis, it is possible that additional information or statements from certain parties may be requested,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters on Monday (23/2). Budi was responding to a question about the possibility of summoning OSO as the provider of the jet facility.
Based on the minister’s report, the KPK will first verify the completeness of the filing before proceeding with analysis. A determination regarding the status of the facility provision will then be made.
“From this report, the team will check the completeness of the filing and conduct an analysis, after which the status of the facility provision will be determined,” he said.