Constitutional Court Hearing: AMPHURI Coalition Seeks Removal of Independent Umrah Provisions

JAKARTA — The Coalition for the Protection of Umrah-Hajj Worship and Ecosystem has petitioned the Constitutional Court to remove provisions on independent umrah in Law Number 14 of 2025 concerning the Third Amendment to Law Number 8 of 2019 on Hajj and Umrah Worship.

The petition was submitted during a hearing for the amendment of the application at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta on Monday (23/2/2026), registered under case number 47/PUU-XXIV/2026.

The coalition comprises the Indonesian Muslim Hajj and Umrah Operators Association (AMPHURI), PT Nasuha Yassinta Jaya Abadi — a company operating in the umrah travel sector — and Ustaz Akhmad Barakwan.

“We request that Article 86 paragraph (1) point b of Law Number 14 of 2025 be declared contrary to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and without binding legal force,” said the petitioners’ legal counsel, Shafira Candradevi.

Article 86 paragraph (1) point b of the Hajj and Umrah Law stipulates that umrah pilgrimages may be undertaken independently. According to the petitioners, this provision creates a dualism in the legal regime governing umrah operations.

They argued that the article opens the door to independent umrah operations without subjecting them to the same licensing and oversight requirements applied to authorised umrah travel operators (PPIU). PPIU are travel agencies that hold business permits to organise umrah pilgrimages.

Furthermore, the petitioners also challenged Articles 87A and 88A of the Hajj and Umrah Law. They contend that these articles fail to adequately regulate service standards, oversight mechanisms, and sanctions for independent umrah operations.