Uhud Tour owner Khalid Basalamah returned Rp 8.4 billion to the KPK after being questioned as a witness in the hajj quota corruption case on April 23, 2026. He claims the funds came from PT Muhibbah without his knowledge of their origin. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed similar returns from other hajj organizers.
Jakarta -- Khalid Zeed Abdullah Basalamah, owner of PT Zahra Oto Mandiri or Uhud Tour, underwent questioning as a witness by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at Gedung Merah Putih, South Jakarta, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The examination relates to alleged corruption in the diversion of additional hajj quotas for 2023-2024 at the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Khalid affirmed his status as a witness, not a suspect, and attended in his capacity as General Chairman of Asosiasi Mutiara Haji. He stated he had returned Rp 8.4 billion received from PT Muhibbah, a hajj travel company from Pekanbaru. "Uang itu bukan kami simpan. Uang itu dikasih oleh Muhibbah, terus kami enggak tahu uang apa, KPK minta, kami kembalikan pada saat diminta," Khalid told reporters.
He explained the funds were a return related to hajj visa processing, though he had previously taken pilgrims on furoda quotas. Khalid claimed ignorance of the funds' exact origin and no interaction with former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas or his special staff.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that not only Khalid but several other Special Hajj Service Providers (PIHK) had also returned funds. "Dalam penyidikan perkara dugaan tindak pidana korupsi terkait kuota haji ini, KPK tidak hanya menerima pengembalian uang saudara KB saja, namun juga terdapat pengembalian dari PIHK-PIHK lainnya," Budi said. He urged other PIHK to cooperate.
