The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in Jeddah reported that six Indonesian citizens (WNI) had been arrested by the police in Medina, Saudi Arabia, on suspicion of promoting illegal Dam payments.
"Some time ago the Indonesian Consulate General received information on the arrest of two Indonesian students in Medina and also four believers also in Medina," said Indonesian Consul General Jeddah Yusron B. Ambary in Makkah, Monday, May 30, as reported by ANTARA.
Yusron said when he found the report, the Indonesian Consulate General immediately moved and met the six Indonesian citizens. They were arrested for allegedly being involved in promoting the payment of dams or fines related to the pilgrimage illegally.
"The accusation given to them is to carry out the sale and purchase of Dam or here he calls Hadyu," said Yusron.
He said the students who were arrested were considered to have received money allegedly related to Dam. Meanwhile, four other Indonesian citizens were arrested for allegedly promoting Dam illegally.
"So there was one student who was asked by his friend to receive money and was caught red-handed when he received the money," he said.
Then about the four believers, according to him, when there was an inspection in their apartment they were found by the authorities holding photos of the slaughter of Dam promotional photos but they said (photos) last year.
According to Yusron, the six Indonesian citizens have been released because the evidence is not sufficient.
"Alhamdulillah, they have now been released because there is no evidence," he said.
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Yusron emphasized that the Saudi Arabian government has officially regulated Dam payment procedures. He hopes that Indonesian pilgrims will follow the rules that have been set.
The Indonesian Consulate General also appealed to Indonesian citizens not to promote dam sales to pilgrims, because violators of the rules will be subject to sanctions by the Saudi government.
"The Indonesian Consulate General appealed to Indonesian citizens living in Saudi Arabia to promote dam sales to pilgrims because based on the provisions issued by the Government of Saudi Arabia, the purchase of Dam outside the official route can be subject to punishment," he said.
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