The ongoing corruption investigation into Indonesia’s 2024 hajj quota has taken a sharp political turn. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently summoned Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Religious Affairs Minister from 2020 to 2024, for questioning. The case is not only significant because of his former ministerial role, but also because he is the younger brother of KH Yahya Cholil Staquf, the current chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama’s Central Board (PBNU)—the country’s largest Muslim organization. To subscribe please click here
