Khalid Basalamah Appears as a Witness in the Hajj Quota Case

Owner of the Zahra Oto-Manhud (Uhud Tour) Khalid Zed Abdullah Basalamah is a witness in the trial for the alleged corruption of the extra pilgrimage of 2023-2024 at the Corruption Court at the State Court (PN) Jakarta Center, Tuesday (20 / 10).

The Attorney General (JPU) confirmed Khalid's presence to give a statement.

"One witness whose plan is to testify under oath to the four defendants is someone named Khalid Zed Abdullah Basalamah and ready to testify," said JPU at the start of the trial.

Khalid then went into the courtroom and took an oath. Until this news is written, the trial with the witness inspection agenda has just begun.

The trial of the witnesses became part of the prosecution's evidence to reveal the process of additional hajji management and filling out the extra pilgrimage quotas, including the Fee stream and association involvement and the Special Haji Enforcement on that mechanism.

There are four defendants being processed in the case of the alleged corruption of additional hajas in 2023-2024 with the loss of the state reaching Rp622.090.207.166.41 (Rp622 billion).

The defendants were former Minister of Religion between 20192024, Yaqut Choll Qoumas; former Yaqut Special Staff, aka Afral Abidal Azis Alex; Director of Operations Maktour, Ismail Adham; and the Chairman of the Public Association of Kesthuri Rasasa Exsati Major, Asrul Azis Taba.