KPK Tidak Perpanjang Larangan Perjalanan Luar Negeri Bos Maktour Terkait Kasus Korupsi Haji

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) did not extend the prevention of Fuad Hasan Masyhur abroad as the boss of Maktour Travel. This decision was taken according to the needs of investigators in the corruption case of determining the quota and implementation of the 2023-2024 Hajj period at the Ministry of Religion.

"(FHM, ed) is not (extended to prevent it from going abroad, ed)," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement, Thursday, February 19.

Budi said the extension of the prevention abroad was only for former Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and staff in particular, namely Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex. Because, their statements are needed after being named a suspect.

The two are not allowed to travel abroad until August 2026.

"The extension to prevent going abroad is certainly based on the needs of the investigation process."

As previously reported, the KPK has announced two suspects in the corruption case for determining quotas and organizing the 2023-2024 Hajj period at the Ministry of Religion. They are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and staff in particular, Ishfah Abidal Aziz alias Gus Alex.

The determination of the suspect was made later, because the KPK investigated the alleged corruption by using a general investigation order (sprindik) issued on August 7, 2025.

The Sprindik general uses Article 2 Paragraph 1 and/or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2021 jo article 55 paragraph 1-1 of the Criminal Code. This means that there is state loss that occurs due to this corrupt practice.

The KPK said that the state's losses in the 2023-2024 quota and Hajj management corruption cases were said to have reached more than Rp. 1 trillion. The suspicion began with the provision of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas from the Saudi Arabian government for Indonesia to reduce the queue of pilgrims.

However, recently the distribution turned out to be problematic because it was divided equally, namely 50 percent for regular hajj and 50 percent for special hajj.

In fact, according to the law, the distribution should be 92 percent for regular hajj and 8 percent for special hajj.

During the course of this case, a number of parties have been examined. Among them are former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to travel agents or travel agents who organize special hajj (PIHK), including Fuad Hasan Masyhur as the boss of Maktour.