KPK questions ex-Hajj Director-General Hilman Latief over alleged corruption

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned former Director-General of Haji and Umrah Pilgrimage, Hilman Latief, for questioning as a witness in an alleged corruption case. The questioning took place on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the KPK's Red and White Building.

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Today, investigators have scheduled the examination of witness Mr. HL, the Director-General of Pilgrimage.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that investigators needed Latief's testimony to complete the investigation files for four suspects implicated in the alleged corruption surrounding the management of special hajj quotas. The KPK suspects that Latief received money in connection with the distribution of additional hajj quotas for 2024, which were reportedly granted by Saudi Arabia. This additional quota amounted to 20,000 pilgrims.

Investigators believe Latief received funds from Ismail Adham, the Operations Director of Maktour, one of the travel agencies involved. The alleged amount received by Latief is reported to be US$5,000 and 16,000 Saudi riyals. KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, Asep Guntur Rahayu, confirmed that both Latief and the suspects acknowledged the flow of funds during questioning.

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In his capacity as Director-General of PHU, investigators certainly need his testimony to complete the investigation files for four suspects in this case related to the management of special hajj quotas.

This investigation is part of a broader probe into the illicit distribution of hajj quotas. The KPK has also named former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and his former special staff, Ishfah Abidal Aziz, as suspects. Additionally, Asrul Azis Taba, Commissioner of PT Raudah Eksati Utama and Chairman of the Association of Hajj and Umrah Tour Travel Unions of the Republic of Indonesia, has been named a suspect, bringing the total to four. The KPK alleges that travel agencies affiliated with Asrul gained illicit profits of approximately Rp 40.8 billion in 2024, while Maktour allegedly profited around Rp 27.8 billion.

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After we confirmed with Mr. HL and the suspects we have named, they stated that there was indeed a flow of funds.