KPK Raids Former Minister Over 2024 Hajj Corruption

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is raiding the home of former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas on Friday, August 15, 2025, over his alleged involvement in the 2024 hajj quota corruption.

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the search was conducted at his residence located in East Jakarta. “Yes, today the team continued the search at YCQ’s residence located in the East Jakarta area,” said Budi at the KPK’s Red and White Building on Friday, August 15, 2025.

According to Budi, the investigators are looking to find evidence required in the 2024 hajj quota corruption probe.

He added that KPK investigators are still conducting a series of investigations regarding the alleged corruption in the 2024 hajj quota case. The investigators are intensifying searches at the locations of parties suspected to be involved in this case.

KPK has elevated the status of the case into a full-blown investigation. “KPK has discovered a suspected corruption case linked to the hajj quota and implementation in 2023-2024,” said the Acting Deputy of Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, on early Saturday, August 9, 2025.

In this case, the KPK used Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 of the Corruption Eradication Law combined with Article 55 paragraph (1) point 1 of the Criminal Code.

KPK previously probed former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas on August 7 for five hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:18 p.m. The anti-graft agency also imposed a travel ban on Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (YCQ) and two others, namely IAA and FHM, who are former special staff of Yaqut and an individual from the private sector. The travel ban was issued on August 11, 2025, and is valid for the next 6 months.

Previously, citing the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ website, Yaqut said Indonesia received an additional quota of 20,000 pilgrims for the 2024 hajj. Out of this number, 18,400 or about 92 percent, were allocated for regular pilgrims, while the remaining 1,600 or 8 percent, were designated for special hajj pilgrims.

However, in practice, KPK found that the distribution of the quota deviated from the initial plan, with 10,000 allocated for regular pilgrims and 10,000 for special hajj pilgrims. Whereas, if calculated based on the significantly higher cost of special hajj, it would generate a much higher revenue. the allocation of 10,000 quotas for special hajj would generate much higher revenue.

M. Rizki Yusrial contributed to the writing of this article

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