Speaking to the press upon arriving at the KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Friday, he confirmed that the anti-graft body had sent him a letter requesting his testimony on two suspects in the case, including former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.
“I come here responding to the summons as a law-abiding citizen,” Dito said.
The former minister assured reporters he would provide more details after his questioning with the KPK.
“I will certainly give you an update,” he added, noting that he had made no specific preparations for the questioning.
Dito arrived at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building at 12:52 p.m. local time, according to agency records.
The KPK officially launched an investigation into the alleged Hajj quota corruption case on August 9 last year, announcing its collaboration with the State Audit Board (BPK) to calculate state losses.
On August 11, 2025, the agency released its initial estimate of losses, amounting to more than Rp1 trillion (nearly US$60 million), and imposed a six-month overseas travel ban on three individuals.
Those barred were former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas; Ishfah Abidal Aziz, a former special staff member under Qoumas; and Fuad Hasan Masyhur, owner of the Maktour Hajj travel agency. Qoumas and Aziz were named as suspects on January 6, 2026.
The case has drawn attention from the House of Representatives (DPR), with its Special Committee on Hajj Inquiry citing several irregularities in the organization of the 2024 pilgrimage.
The committee highlighted the 50:50 distribution of 20,000 additional quotas allocated by the Saudi Arabian government. At the time, the Ministry of Religious Affairs assigned 10,000 quotas for regular pilgrims and 10,000 for special pilgrims.
This allocation contradicted Article 64 of Law Number 8 of 2019 on the Implementation of the Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages, which stipulates that the special quota should be eight percent and the regular quota 92 percent.
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Translator: Bernardy F/M. Rizki, Tegar Nurfitra
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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