JAKARTA, Legal Literacy — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas as a suspect in the alleged corruption case related to the management of the 2024 Hajj quota. The KPK stated that the suspect designation was made after investigators obtained sufficient evidence, although the state loss value in the case is said to be still in the calculation process.

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo explained that the procedure for determining a suspect in principle depends on fulfilling the requirements for sufficient evidence. In the investigation process, Budi said, the investigation team has collected various evidentiary materials from various sources.

According to the KPK, the series of evidence collected not only comes from witness examinations, but also includes documents and electronic evidence obtained during the ongoing investigation. In addition, the KPK stated that it had conducted searches in a number of locations to strengthen the construction of the case and trace the flow and forms of alleged profits arising from the Hajj quota policy.

Budi emphasized that the accumulation of evidence collected by investigators was considered strong enough to bring the case to the stage of determining a suspect. He said that the decision had also gone through internal discussions and obtained the agreement of the leaders of the anti-corruption agency.