DPR Hajj Oversight Team: 2026 Hajj Implementation Shows Improvement
The Chairman of the Hajj Oversight Team from the House of Representatives (DPR) for 2026, Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal, claims that this year’s Hajj implementation is better compared to previous years. He noted that many transformations have occurred in the execution of the fifth pillar of Islam under the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
“Alhamdulillah, if we compare it year-on-year, we must honestly report that this year’s Hajj implementation has achieved a good transformative leap,” said Cucun at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday, 4 June 2026.
Nevertheless, the Deputy Chairman of the DPR from the National Awakening Party (PKB) faction did not deny that several issues in this year’s Hajj implementation were unavoidable. He mentioned that many unpredictable events occurred, such as insufficient accommodation capacity in Mina during the peak of the Hajj, suspected fraud in ‘badal haji’ (proxy Hajj) services, and various other notes regarding services during the peak period at Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina (Armuzna).
“Following this, the DPR Oversight Team will conduct an evaluation meeting with the relevant stakeholders, and we will present our findings during the oversight plenary session,” said Cucun.
Previously, various issues emerged during the 2026 Hajj implementation. For instance, there were reports of illegal levies against elderly pilgrims for Tawaf and Tawaf Wada services in Makkah. This finding was revealed by DPR Hajj Oversight Team member Abdul Wachid while seeing off pilgrims to Arafah on 22 May 2026. “We found individuals exploiting elderly pilgrims,” said Abdul Wachid.
He stated that a number of pilgrims were asked to pay large sums for wheelchair assistance services during Tawaf, with the discovered levies ranging from Rp 5 million to Rp 7 million.
On the other hand, Danang Wicaksana Sulistya, a member of the DPR Hajj Oversight Team from the Gerindra Party, discovered fraudulent practices involving ‘badal haji’ services by Indonesian citizens. Additionally, overcrowding in several tent facilities remains a problem faced by Hajj pilgrims.