Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)
questions four lawmakers from Commission VIII as witnesses in the
investigation of alleged corruption involving the handling of Hajj funds
at the Religious Affairs Ministry during the 2012-2013 period.
"I am being questioned for Suryadharma Ali (former Religious
Affairs Minister)," stated Jazuli Juwaini, the lawmaker from the
Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS), while arriving at the KPK building
in Central Jakarta, Monday.
Former director general of Hajj and Umra from the Religious Affairs
Ministry Anggito Abimanyu is another witness who is being questioned by
the KPK on Monday.
Last May, former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali was
named a suspect in a graft case related to the funding of the 2012-2013
Hajj pilgrimage program.
KPK Deputy Chairman Zukarnain noted that the religious affairs
minister had been named as a suspect in connection with the 2012-2013
Hajj pilgrimage program.
It is related to all activities of the Hajj pilgrimage, including
accommodation, catering, transportation, and others, he stated while
explaining about the activities in the Hajj pilgrimage program.
"There were officials who went for the pilgrimage using the Hajj
funds, while they should have paid for their pilgrimage by themselves,"
Zulkarnain added. (WDY)
Lawmakers Questioned by KPK Over Alleged Hajj Fund Graft Case
Pewarta : Reporting by Desca Lidya Natalia 18 Agustus 2014 16:07 WIB