Police seize assets in Hanania Travel umrah fraud case

Investigators from the Indonesian National Police (Polda Metro Jaya) have confiscated several assets as part of their probe into alleged fraud and embezzlement of funds related to umrah (minor pilgrimage) travel organized by PT Khazanah Tamma Internasional, also known as Hanania Group.

Kombes Iman Imanuddin, Director of General Crimes Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya, confirmed that both movable and immovable assets have been seized. Some of these assets were registered under individuals other than the main suspect, Ahmad Syah Farhan, the Director of Hanania Group, who has been named a suspect in the case.

The confiscated assets include land, buildings, and vehicles. Police are continuing their efforts to trace additional assets linked to Hanania Travel. The primary goal of these seizures is to recover the losses incurred by the victims. Authorities hope the recovered assets can be used to compensate the pilgrims, reduce their financial losses, or even facilitate their eventual pilgrimage.

Previously, police named Ahmad Syah Farhan as a suspect on May 29. He has since been detained and is being charged under various articles of the Indonesian Criminal Code. Preliminary investigations suggest that funds collected from prospective pilgrims were used for purposes unrelated to organizing their travel, including payments to influencers for promotional activities. Several influencers and artists have reportedly been questioned as part of the investigation.