Indonesia's KPK Detains Two in Hajj Quota Corruption Case

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained two new suspects in an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption surrounding additional Hajj quotas for 2023-2024. The detentions follow initial examinations of the individuals.

The suspects are Ismail Adham, the Operational Director of PT Makassar Toraja (Maktour), and Asrul Azis Taba, the General Chairman of the Kesthuri Association and Commissioner of PT Raudah Eksati Utama. They have been detained for the first 20 days of their pre-trial detention period, from June 8 to June 27, 2026, at the KPK's Red and White Building detention center in Jakarta.

The KPK announced Adham and Taba as suspects on March 30, 2026. The commission is pursuing the case under the charge of state financial loss, estimating the damages to the state at Rp622 billion. The KPK is also prosecuting former Minister of Religious Affairs RI, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, and his special staff member, Ishfah Abidal Aziz, also known as Gus Alex, in connection with this case. Both Qoumas and Aziz are already in detention.

Investigators are continuing to gather and strengthen evidence for the trial. The KPK plans to transfer the case files of Adham and Taba to the Public Prosecutor soon, who will then prepare the indictment and submit it to the Corruption Eradication Court for examination and adjudication.