Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, has rescheduled the questioning of Maktour owner Fuad Hasan Masyhur as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption surrounding the country’s Hajj quota allocation for the 2023 and 2024 pilgrimage seasons.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said Friday that investigators plan to question Fuad next week, between June 15 and June 19, after postponing an earlier summons.
“Investigators have rescheduled the examination for next week. We will provide the exact date later,” Budi told reporters in Jakarta.
According to Budi, the anti-graft agency is confident Fuad will comply with the new summons after indicating his willingness to cooperate with the investigation.
“The witness has also conveyed that he will be cooperative and support the investigation process,” Budi said.
Fuad, who owns Hajj travel agency PT Makassar Toraja, widely known as Maktour, has not been named as a suspect in the case despite previously being placed under an overseas travel ban during the investigation.
The KPK officially launched its investigation into the alleged Hajj quota corruption case on Aug. 9, 2025, focusing on the management of Indonesia’s Hajj allocations for the 2023 and 2024 pilgrimage seasons.
The investigation escalated on Jan. 9, 2026, when the commission named former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and his former special adviser, Ishfah Abidal Aziz, also known as Gus Alex, as suspects.
Further developments followed after Indonesia’s Supreme Audit Agency, or BPK, submitted the results of its audit to the KPK on Feb. 27. The audit estimated state losses from the alleged corruption at 622 billion rupiah, significantly expanding the financial scope of the case.
Investigators detained Yaqut on March 12 at the KPK’s Red and White Building detention facility. Ishfah was arrested five days later, on March 17.
The commission briefly granted Yaqut house detention on March 19 following a request from his family. However, investigators returned him to the KPK detention center on March 24 as the legal process continued.
The investigation broadened again on March 30, when prosecutors named two additional suspects: Maktour Operations Director Ismail Adham and former chairman of the Indonesian Hajj and Umrah Travel Association, or Kesthuri, Asrul Aziz Taba.
Both men have been in KPK custody since June 8 while investigators continue gathering evidence and questioning witnesses connected to the alleged scheme.
The Hajj quota corruption case has become one of Indonesia’s most prominent anti-corruption investigations in recent years, drawing intense public scrutiny because it involves the administration of pilgrimage services for thousands of Indonesian Muslims. With investigators continuing to summon witnesses and expand the scope of the inquiry, the KPK has indicated that further developments remain possible as the case moves toward prosecution.
