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Politics 1 week ago
PREMIUM
Former minister Yaqut arrested after court rejects pretrial motion
The antigraft body named Yaqut and his former special staffer Ishfah Abidal Aziz graft suspects on Jan. 8. They are accused of enriching themselves and other parties through mismanagement of an additional haj quota for the 2024 haj season.
Politics 2 months ago
PREMIUM
KPK probes possible involvement of NU executives in haj quota graft case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the possible involvement of two executives of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in an alleged corruption case centered on the misallocation of the 2024 haj quota and has implicated former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.
Politics 2 months ago
PREMIUM
Former minister Yaqut named suspect in haj quota graft scandal
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have questioned former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas three times since kicking off in June 2025 an investigation into alleged graft pertaining to the 2024 haj quota allocation.
Politics 6 months ago
PREMIUM
Yaqut submits to second KPK grilling in haj quota probe
The KPK has questioned the former religious affairs minister for a second time as a witness in the ongoing probe into alleged graft in the allocation of the 2024 haj quota, which it says prevented 8,400 regular pilgrims from completing the haj and incurred an estimated Rp 1 trillion in state losses.
Politics 6 months ago
PREMIUM
House, govt agree to establish haj ministry
The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to elevate the Haj Organizing Agency (BP Haji) into a full ministry and introduce broader changes in the management of the annual pilgrimage, as part of ongoing deliberations to revise the 2019 Haj Law.
Politics 7 months ago
PREMIUM
KPK plans to grill ex-minister Yaqut again in haj quota investigation
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is planning to summon former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas for another round of questioning as a witness in an investigation into alleged misallocation of last year’s haj quota.
Politics 7 months ago
PREMIUM
KPK bars ex-minister Yaqut from leaving country in probe into haj quota scandal
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has imposed a travel ban on former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, as part of its investigation into alleged misallocation of last year’s haj quota.
Politics 7 months ago
PREMIUM
KPK opens probe into 2024 haj quota distribution
The KPK has summoned Yaqut Cholil Qoumas for questioning as part of its preliminary investigation into the 2024 haj program during his tenure as religious affairs minister, in particular the allotment of Indonesia's quota, building upon the findings of a House special commission into the same matter late last year.
Middle East and Africa 8 months ago
PREMIUM
'Indonesian Village' project tops Prabowo’s talks in Saudi Arabia
One key initiative under the plan to improve pilgrimage management is the construction of an “Indonesian Village” near Mecca’s Masjidil Haram Grand Mosque, designed to accommodate the large number of Indonesian haj and umrah pilgrims each year.
