Minister Of Religion Yaqut Has No Problem With The DPR's Special Committee Opening Up To The Public Alleged Conspiracy To Depart Hajj

Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia (Win RI) Yakqut Cholil Qoumas. BETWEEN A/Azmi Samsul Maarif/am.

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas invited the Special Committee (Pansus) Hajj formed by the DPR to conduct an investigation into the alleged conspiracy in the implementation of the 2024 Hajj.

This was stated in response to the findings of the Hajj Special Committee on the departure of 3,503 special hajj departing without waiting for the implementation of the 2024 Hajj.

"It has become material, so that later the Special Committee will reveal it. True or not, it is not our domain. If the Special Committee finds it, please open it. I invite all of them," said Minister of Religion Yaqut when met at the Senayan parliament complex, Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, September 11.

The Ministry of Religion will be open to the public, in this case, he wants to open and explain clearly not only to the Hajj Special Committee, but also to the wider community about what happened in the process of organizing the 2024 Hajj.

"The explanation that we provide is also public consumption. From the start I said, we all hope that the process at the Special Committee will run objectively, fairly, so we can also explain to the public that way," he said.

Previously, the Deputy Chairperson of the 2024 Hajj Special Committee of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Marwan Dasopang, said that 3,503 special Hajj candidates without waiting period were dispatched for the 2024 Hajj season.

"There are people who are 0 years old (without waiting) to leave. There are many, 3,503 registrants in 2024, leaving in 2024," he said Wednesday, September 4.

According to him, this does not fulfill the aspect of justice, because there are still many other special hajj candidates with longer waiting periods, such as seven years, but not being dispatched by the Ministry of Religion.

"This is an aspect of justice, there are people who have waited 7 years for a special pilgrimage, there are people who wait 25 years for regular Hajj. On average, there are several places that (wait) 48 years, now suddenly there are people who leave for 0 years," said Marwan.