JAKARTA - The House of Representatives' Hajj Supervisory Team stated that the Saudi Arabian government highlighted the high death rate of Indonesian pilgrims in 2025.
Member of the House of Representatives' Hajj Supervisory Team, Edy Wuryanto, said the Saudi Arabian government was surprised by the death toll coming from Indonesia.
"The input from the Government of Saudi Arabia must be a serious concern. They even raise a strong question: 'Why do you bring people to death here?' Why did you send pilgrims here only to die?" Edy said after the visit of the Indonesian House of Representatives Hajj Team to the Madinah Working Area (Danny), Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 12, in a statement. confiscated by Antara, Friday, June 13.
Edy revealed that the high death rate for Indonesian pilgrims indicates the need to strengthen health screening instruments.
"The Minister of Health and all his staff, including the Health Office at the district/city level, must be stricter in selecting prospective pilgrims," he said.
The member of Commission IX of the DPR RI also requested that the health selection process for prospective pilgrims be carried out strictly before departure, not only during Hajj registration.
"The condition of istithaah or physical ability must be a priority, especially for the elderly who have complex diseases, especially terminal diseases that are predicted to not be able to complete the entire hajj unit. They should not be dispatched," he said.
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According to Edy, the payment of Hajj costs that had been made since 10'15 years earlier could not be used as a benchmark for Hajj departures.
This is because health checks must be carried out again ahead of departure as part of the state's obligation to protect the safety of the congregation.
"The screening must be done before leaving. If it turns out that his health condition is not possible, he can be replaced by his child or relatives. This replacement scheme must begin to be socialized," he said.
Edy emphasized that more than 200 Indonesian pilgrims who died in the implementation of the pilgrimage in the Holy Land is a shared responsibility in maintaining the dignity of the nation.
"This is a shared responsibility to reduce the death rate of the congregation and maintain the dignity of the nation in the implementation of the pilgrimage," he said.
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