46 Candidates For Hajj Pilgrims Deported, Commission VIII DPR Requests Travel Company Permits To Be Revoked

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JAKARTA - As many as 46 prospective furoda pilgrims failed to carry out the pilgrimage and were sent back to Indonesia because they used unofficial visas from Malaysia and Singapore.

In response to this, Deputy Chairperson of Commission VIII DP Ace Hasan Syadzily asked that the permit for the travel company to carry 46 prospective pilgrims without official visas be revoked. Moreover, it is said that prospective pilgrims pay a fee of up to Rp. 300 million.

"In accordance with the Hajj and Umrah Law, for any company that sends pilgrims without going through the established Hajj travel system, then the company should be given a sanction. Its license is revoked because it has taken large amounts of funds from the community without a travel mechanism as applicable," said Ace told reporters Monday, July 4.

The chairman of the Golkar Party's DPP supports the repatriation of 46 prospective pilgrims who failed to make the pilgrimage to the country. According to him, this incident should be used as a learning step. "To emphasize the legislation, I support the effort to repatriate the 46 Indonesian citizens. This step is a lesson so that we are consistent that the use of visas must be used according to its designation," said Ace.

Ace hopes that the Indonesian government will continue to provide protection to the dozens of prospective pilgrims because they could be victims. "These 46 Indonesian citizens could be 'victims' of the travel party who intentionally sent to Saudi Arabia for the purpose of the Hajj without official procedures," explained the West Java legislator. "It is better if the Government of the Republic of Indonesia continues to provide protection for their safety while in this holy land. They must still be given services while in this holy land," continued Ace. official procedures, especially the visas used are not for the purposes of hajj. Hajj visa," he said.

It is known, as many as 46 furoda hajj candidates were repatriated to the country because they were caught using unofficial visas. Those who failed to go on the pilgrimage claimed to have paid up to Rp. 300 million.

With these high costs, pilgrims are said to be able to go for Hajj through the route without queuing for years. However, the visas they get are classified as unofficial.