Indonesia's former minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas under post‑operative monitoring by anti‑corruption commission

Yaqut Cholil Qoumas KPK Hajj quota corruption Indonesia post‑operative observation

Indonesia's former Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, a suspect in the Hajj‑quota corruption case, remains under medical observation after surgery on 29 June 2026. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said its doctors at the Kramat Jati police hospital are monitoring his recovery and that investigators will continue to follow his health status.

Yaqut was detained at the KPK's Red‑White Building detention centre on 12 March 2026, briefly placed under house arrest on 19 March, and returned to the centre on 24 March. On 24 June 2026 he was transferred to the police hospital for digestive‑tract problems. The KPK opened the probe into alleged Hajj‑quota misuse in August 2025, named Yaqut and former special staff member Ishfah Abidal Aziz as suspects in January 2026, and later added two more suspects in March 2026, who were arrested on 8 June 2026. An audit cited a potential state loss of about 622 billion rupiah.

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