New findings of KPK: Agents do not give deposits not to get hajj quota

Jakarta – The KPK revealed the latest findings in the process of investigating the alleged corruption case of the distribution of additional Hajj quota in 2024. The KPK suspects that special Hajj agents will not get quotas of quotation if they do not deposit money. For information, there are no suspects in this case, although the KPK has increased its status of investigation into the investigation. The KPK has so far prevented three people from abroad. They are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qouumas; Ex -staff Yaqut, Ishfah Abidal Aziz; and Maktour Boss, Fuad Hasan Masyhur. Prevention is carried out because the three in Indonesia are needed as witnesses to investigate the case. Browse to continue with the alleged corruption content investigated by the KPK, related to an additional 20 thousand distribution for the Hajj quota in 2024 or when Yaqut served as Minister of Religion. The additional quota was obtained by Indonesia after the president of the Republic of Indonesia at the time, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Saudi Arabia. The additional quota is intended to reduce the rope or waiting period for Indonesian regular pilgrims that can reach for 20 years. Indonesia initially received a HAJJ quota of 221,000 pilgrims in 2024. After being added 20,000, the total quota of the Indonesian Hajj in 2024 was 241,000. However, the additional quota was even evenly divided, namely 10,000 for ordinary Hajj and 10,000 for special Hajj. In fact, the HAJJ law at the time regulated a special Hajj quota of only 8% of the total Indonesian Hajj quota. Indonesia eventually used a quota of 213.320 for regular pilgrims and 27,680 for special pilgrims in 2024. The KPK said that the Yaqut era policy made 8,400 regular pilgrims who set up more than 14 years would not leave in 2024. The KPK also said that there was an alleged flow of funds, AKA the selling party at the Pilgrimage by the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry. That time. The amount ranges from $ 2.600 to $ 7,000 or if it is converted around RP. 42 to RP. 113 million. The KPK suspected that there was an evil intention behind the additional quota of 50:50 kpk, suspected that there was an evil intention regarding the distribution of additional pilgrimage quota in 2024 by a percentage of 50:50. The KPK said the distribution of additional quota begins with a meeting of the HAJJ Association with individuals in the Ministry of Religion. “After we followed, there was an evil intention. So this distribution was not only executed, but the distribution up to 50 percent, 50 percent or 10 thousand, 10 thousand, because there was indeed a communication between the parties, ‘said acting deputy for the fine and execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu at the KPK building, Kuningan, South Jakarta, Tuesday (9/9/2025). “Namely the association with individuals in the Ministry of Religion, so the results were made up to 50 percent, 50 percent of the law deviated,” he added. Asep said there was money that allegedly flowed from the traveling party to the person in the Ministry of Religion. The KPK has investigated several parties to investigate the origin of the request for the distribution of the pilgrimage quota. ‘Furthermore, money flowed from the traveling party to the elements that were with the Ministry of Religion. So so, ‘he said. If you pay more, pilgrims do not have to stand the KPK in line, that the prospective special pilgrims that are attracted can leave immediately in the same year using an additional special Hajj quota. Originally, he said, the pilgrims paid higher. “Usually what is offered to them, so that the price gets higher because it is offered to leave that year too,” Asep said. Asep said special pilgrims should stand and leave for about 2 years. He said the additional quota of 2024 was even abused. ‘There it is offered to the prospective pilgrims, if you want to pay a higher one, you can leave immediately. This is the bargaining of agents, this travel agent is to raise prices. Even in the RP series. 300,000,000 to RP. 400,000,000 for one quota, ‘he said. He has not yet explained who was involved and in this case earned a profit. Asep argued that the KPK would thoroughly investigate this matter. “Now we also know that we know that each of these levels, each of these people, gets their own parts,” he said. Special Hajjj agents do not get a quota if it does not set the Terrarabu, the KPK revealed that the travel agency did not get a special Hajj quota if it did not deposit money to the person in the Ministry of Religion. According to the KPK, it is an arbitrary act. “Yes, the quota is from the Ministry of Religion, the Hajj -Quota, so. This is the act of randoming that sometimes asks for something outside. If it is not given, the Hajj quota cannot be obtained,” the acting deputy for action and execution of the KPK asep Guntur Rahay said. Asep said the travel agent was very dependent on the Ministry of Religion to get the Hajj quota. Including, he said. Distribution of additional Hajjtwota. “That there are requests, even outside, outside, because this agent, travel agent, in the context really depends on the Ministry of Religion to get a quota,” he said. The KPK said this matter has an impact on funds for regular Hajj to be run by the government. He said that the money that Ltd should be able to enter and be managed for regular Hajj subsidies, instead entered the travel bag, because the additional quota was also proportional to special HAJJ. “The problem is that the 20 thousand Hajj -quota, 18,400, must be managed by the government, but most of them are deduced to special roads through travel. On this road, pilgrims left immediately after paying, so that the money was not managed,” he said. “As a result, the state loses the potential profit that should be used to close regular pilgrimage subsidies,” he added. Also check out the video reason why the KPK did not set up suspects in the Hajj quota Corruption Case (HAF/HAF)