Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will this week recall former Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. This summons is related to the alleged corruption case in the Hajj quota for the 2024 period. “Yes, just wait. I, at that time, we sent the letter last week, possibly this week,” Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Eradication Committee, Asep Guntur Rahayu, told journalists at the KPK’s Red and White Building, South Jakarta on Monday (25/12/2025). Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT Asep did not say exactly which day Yaqut will be summoned for the second time. However, the summons was sent last week. “Last week the letter was sent,” he said. The alleged corruption case investigated by the KPK is related to the distribution of an additional 20 thousand pilgrims for the Hajj quota in 2024 or when Yaqut Cholil Qoumas was Minister of Religion. Indonesia obtained this additional quota after the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the time, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), lobbied Saudi Arabia. The additional quota is intended to reduce the queue or waiting period for regular Indonesian Hajj pilgrims, which can reach 20 years or even more. Before the additional quota, Indonesia received a Hajj quota of 221 thousand pilgrims in 2024. After the addition, Indonesia’s total Hajj quota in 2024 became 241 thousand. However, the additional quota is divided equally, namely 10 thousand for the regular Hajj and 10 thousand for the special Hajj. In fact, the Hajj Law regulates a special Hajj quota of only 8 percent of Indonesia’s total Hajj quota. Ultimately, Indonesia used a quota of 213,320 for regular Hajj pilgrims and 27,680 for special Hajj pilgrims in 2024. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the Yaqut-era policy meant that 8,400 regular Hajj pilgrims who should have queued for 14 years to go there in 2024 failed to leave. The Corruption Eradication Commission also stated that there was an initial suspicion of state losses of IDR 1 trillion in this case. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) seized houses, cars and even dollars in connection with this case. Also see the video ‘Former Minister of Religion Yaqut asked 18 questions about Hajj quota corruption’: (Maa/Maa)