The KPK is believed to have received the director -general of the Phu Ministry of Religion the flow of money in the HAJJ quota corruption case

Jakarta -The KPK has investigated the director general of Hajj and Umrah (Phu) of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) Hilman Lative (HL) in the alleged corruption case of the Hajj quota in 2024. The KPK suspects that there is a flow of money flowing to Hilman. “Investigators have the allegation that there is a flow of money to the Director General, so it is the most important. We are trying to get information from the relevant,” Acting Director of Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Expansion Commission (KPK), asp Guntur Rahayu on Thursday (18/9/2025) told reporters. Browse to continue with the content Asep explained Hilman’s important position in the implementation of Hajj and Umrah. The KPK also investigated the flow of issuing a decision related to the spread of the pilgrimage quota. “When the plot was published by the decision, we also asked about digging about it, from the flow of its commands digging over it. How until this decision was published, which became the basis as the appearance of this problem,” he said. “Then in terms of the money, the money returned, the money from below, from the congregation. Yes, of course it must also go through the directorate,” he added. Hilman himself was investigated at about 21.53 WIB on Thursday (9/19). This is known, Hilman started investigating Wib at about 10:22. Hilman claims to have been questioned by the KPK regarding the IPR process regulations. Hilman Hilman said the process of distributing the pilgrimage quota “regulations that exist in the pilgrimage process (investigation) regulations. He also said that he explained the entire pilgrimage from phases to departure. “It was transferred to everyone. The process is passed on, the phases that were carried out to departure,” he said. As for the case of alleged corruption in the Hajj quota in 2024, it rose to the investigation phase, but the KPK has not yet mentioned a suspect. The KPK has investigated a number of parties, including former religious minister Yaqut Cholil Qouumas. The case began when Indonesia received an additional Hajj quota of 20 thousand. Then there is a section of additional Hajj quota until 50:50 for ordinary Hajj and special Hajj. In fact, according to law, the special Hajj quota is 8 percent of the total national quota. The KPK suspects that the Hajj Travel Association that heard information about the additional quota that made more contact with the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) to discuss the issue of the distribution of the HAJJ quota. Based on temporary calculations, the state losses caused by this case reached more than RP 1 trillion. The loss arises as a result of changes in the number of ordinary Hajj quota to special. (IAL/ZAP)