Alleged Additional Quota Games, Head Of The Hajj Special Committee: BPKH Is Not Wrong, Only Payers

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Special Committee (Pansus) for Hajj of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Nusron Wahid, sees that there is no role from the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) behind the chaos in the distribution of hajj quotas.

"If BPKH is definitely not wrong, because he is only a payer. BPKH only ensures the flow of transactions," said Nusron, quoted Wednesday, September 4.

In this case, said Nusron, the focus of the investigation of the Hajj Special Committee targets the Ministry of Religion and private administrators, especially regarding the alleged game of additional quota to prioritize the departure of certain pilgrims.

"In the event of allocating additional Hajj quotas that should be used for regular use, it is even used for special Hajj pilgrims," said Nusron.

In a hearing (RDP) together with the Head of the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH), Fadlun Imansyah in Senayan, Monday, September 2, evening, the Hajj Special Committee has not found a criminal element related to the distribution of quotas in the 2024 Hajj.

"As the chairman of the special committee, I said, I have not seen any criminal realm. It is still very raw," said Nusron.

Nusron revealed that so far the DPR's Hajj Special Committee has not yet drawn conclusions regarding the existence of criminal elements even though it has found indications.

"Our indications are there, but I can't tell the public. Because I think the data is raw. So we need to process it again," he said.

Previously in the RDP with the Hajj Special Committee, Fadlul Imansyah explained the position of BPKH regarding the payment of hajj funds.

According to Fadlul, to transfer the value of the operational benefits of Hajj costs, BPKH is guided by the ceiling set. As long as the costs requested by the Ministry of Religion do not pass the ceiling, the request will be met.

"Because if the transfer doesn't match the request, we will be wrong," said Fadlul, Monday, September 2.