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What Did the Former BPK Chairman Say to Exonerate Yaqut in the Hajj Quota Corruption Trial?

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Former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas providing statements to the media regarding the alleged corruption case involving hajj quotas at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (4/11/2026).(Febryan Kevin/Kompas.com )

He referred to Article 1 number 10 of Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning State Treasury.

This provision defines state property as items purchased or acquired at the expense of the State Budget or from other legitimate sources.

According to Agung, hajj quotas are not obtained through economic transactions and are not recorded as assets in the government's financial reports.

"The government's authority to establish and distribute quotas is an aspect of governance, not proof of asset ownership," he stated.

The organization of hajj falls within state finances

Agung also distinguished between hajj quotas and the organization of the hajj pilgrimage itself.

He noted that the activities related to the organization of the hajj pilgrimage fall within state finances, but not the quotas.

"It's not the hajj quotas, but the activities related to the hajj pilgrimage that come under state finances," Agung explained.

Hajj deposit funds belong to pilgrims

Apart from the quota issues, Agung also clarified regarding the status of the hajj deposit funds managed by the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH).

He emphasized that these deposit funds are the pilgrims' funds, not state revenue.

"The hajj deposit funds are entrusted funds. Yes, entrusted funds belonging to the pilgrims managed by BPKH. This is very important, this is not state revenue," Agung remarked.

He referenced Articles 6 paragraph 1 and 7 paragraph 1 of Law Number 34 of 2014 concerning Hajj Financial Management.

According to Agung, these provisions affirm that the funds for the costs of hajj organization come from the pilgrims and are classified as entrusted funds.

The ownership of these funds, he noted, does not shift to the state even though they are managed by BPKH.

Agung explained that the deposit funds from the pilgrims are recorded as liabilities in BPKH's financial reports, not as an addition to state wealth.

"To clarify, when these funds are received, they are recorded as liabilities. This financial report will track it as liabilities, not as an increase in wealth," he disclosed.