53 people unable to perform haj<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): Fifty three people planning to perform their
\nhaj pilgrimage to Mecca this year have been informed that they
\ncannot go even though they had paid Rp 9 million each to
\npilgrimage coordinator RA Afandi.<\/p>\n
"We don't know why we can't go because we haven't gotten any
\ninformation from the coordinator," Enah, one of the would-be
\npilgrims, said Monday.<\/p>\n
Enah said she and the other 52 were told last week that they
\nwould be unable to depart for their pilgrimage. "I'm ashamed
\nbecause I already held a farewell party with my neighbors," she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The last pilgrims departing from Indonesia to Mecca left
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
H. Darmadi, another haj ticket purchaser, said they were told
\nto apply for a reimbursement of their pilgrimage costs.<\/p>\n
It was also suggested to them to postpone their departure
\nuntil next year, although they would be responsible for any
\nincrease in the pilgrimage costs, he said.<\/p>\n
"But I strongly reject their offer because our inability to
\nperform the haj was the coordinator's mistake," he said.<\/p>\n
Afandi, who is also a member of the Tangerang City Council,
\ncould not be reached for comment. (41\/hhr)<\/p>",
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