Ministry Of Religion Denies Selling And Buying Quota At The Initial Session Of The Hajj Special Committee

JAKARTA - The inaugural trial of the Hajj Special Committee was held on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. During the trial, the Hajj Special Committee raised the issue of buying and selling quotas. The Director General of Hajj and Umraah Implementation Hilman Latief as witnesses, clarified the issue related to the sale of hajj quotas.

"The Ministry of Religion does not sell haj quotas," said Hilman Latief, Director General of Hajj and Umrah Hilman, also hoped that information that entered the Hajj Special Committee could be explored first so that there would be no suspicion of the 2024 hajj quota game.

"We ask for more valid information. I am afraid that this is a suspicion or negative view of the Ministry of Religion's business process in organizing the Hajj," said Hilman. Director of Domestic Hajj Services Saiful Mujab also added that if the pilgrims who went for Hajj in the 2024 Hajj season were in accordance with the regulations and in accordance with Siskohat.

"If there is a case, report it in writing. Whether it is the Ministry of Religion or not. I want to know who is playing. We are all based on applications. If someone offers it, it is clear that it is fraud," said Saiful Mujab, Director of Domestic Hajj Services.

For information, Indonesia's 221,000 hajj quota consists of 203,320 regular hajj quotas and 17,680 special hajj quotas. Indonesia also received an additional quota of 20,000 pilgrims, bringing the total Indonesian hajj quota in 2024 to 241,000 consisting of 213,320 regular Hajj pilgrims and 27,680 special Hajj pilgrims. Watch the video below.