Ensure Witness Security, Special Committee on Hajj Inquiry Invites LPSK

Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Special Committee for Hajj Implementation Rights (Pansus Anggat Hajj) 2024 of the Indonesian House of Representatives collaborates with the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) to ensure the safety and security of witnesses who have been willing to deliver statements honestly and openly.

Spokesperson for the Special Committee for Hajj of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Wisnu Wijaya, said that this was also done to support the smooth running of tasks during the investigation process. A number of witnesses who have been summoned by the special committee, according to him, come from elements of the government and from non-governmental elements.

"LPSK will accompany the investigation process of organizing the Hajj until the investigation by the DPR's Hajj budget special committee is complete," said Wisnu when contacted in Jakarta, Monday, September 2.

So far, according to him, witnesses from the elements of the Hajj pilgrims have begun to receive great pressure from irresponsible parties. The pressure, according to him, was also felt by members of the Special Committee for Hajj Hajj in the DPR RI.

For approximately two weeks, he said investigations by the DPR's Hajj budget special committee began to find a bright spot regarding parties suspected of being responsible for irregularities in the additional hajj quota.

For this reason, according to him, the presence of LPSK will provide protection in physical form, such as providing safe houses and attached escorts to legal assistance for witnesses who experience threats and lawsuits as a result of statements submitted to the DPR's Hajj Committee.

"The protection was given based on the request of witnesses personally or through the request of the DPR's Hajj Special Committee," said the member of Commission VIII DPR RI.

Previously, the 21st DPR RI Plenary Meeting for the V Session Period for the 2023-2024 Session Year, at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday (9/7), approved the formation of the Special Committee (Pansus) for Hajj Supervision.

"Can we agree to the formation and composition of the membership names of the Hajj Supervision Special Committee as proposed?" said Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, who was greeted with an "approval" response by members of the Indonesian House of Representatives who attended the trial.

He said that the formation of the special committee and its membership composition were in accordance with applicable regulations, in which the members of the Special Committee consisted of the PDI-P faction (seven people), the Golkar Party (4), the Gerindra Party (4), the NasDem Party (3), the Democratic Party (3), PKS (3), PAN (2), and PPP (1).

The Hajj Anggat Special Committee was formed to conduct an investigation into the implementation of a law (UU) and or government policies that have a broad impact on people's lives.