Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suggested that pilgrims participating in the 2024 Hajj season testify for the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the management of the 2023-2024 Hajj.

"We need statements from the witnesses, as long as they consent," KPK official Asep Guntur Rahayu stated here on Thursday.

He said that testimonies were sought from Hajj pilgrims who receive regular or special Hajj package services despite applying for the "furoda" Hajj scheme, which bypassed the regular national Hajj quota in favor of a direct Hajj invitation from the Saudi authority through the "mujamalah" visa.

As the KPK received reports about "furoda" Hajj pilgrims that were assigned to regular or ...