Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday imposed an overseas travel ban on former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in Hajj management from 2023 to 2024.
"On August 11, 2025, the KPK issued an overseas travel ban on three individuals, namely YCQ, IAA, and FHM," KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said, referring to the former minister by his initial. The other two are believed to be his former special staff member and a private-sector figure.
Prasetyo said the six-month travel ban is intended to ensure the individuals remain in Indonesia during the investigation.
On August 9, the anti-graft body formally launched its probe into alleged corruption in the determination and management of Indonesia's Hajj quota between 2023 and 2024, following Qoumas' questioning on August 7.
On Monday, the KPK said preliminary calculations indicated potential state losses exceeding Rp1 trillion (US$61.4 million) in the Hajj management case. The agency is working with the Financial Audit Board (BPK) to verify the figure.
Separately, the House of Representatives' (DPR) special committee on Hajj has also reported irregularities in the 2024 Hajj organization.
The committee said the Ministry of Religious Affairs violated Hajj regulations by splitting an additional 20,000 Hajj quota granted by Saudi authorities equally (50-50) between regular and special Hajj packages in 2024.
Under Article 64 of Law No. 8/2019 on Hajj and Umrah, 92 percent of the quota must be allocated to regular Hajj packages and only 8 percent to special packages.
