Enough is enough: Said Agil

Enough is enough: Said Agil

BATAM, Riau: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husein Al
Munawar said on Tuesday the government would not ask the Saudi
Arabian government for a larger quota for Indonesians who wish to
go on the 2005 haj pilgrimage.

Said Agil said he was still smarting from the brouhaha that
marked this year's haj season as a result of Indonesia's failure
to secure 30,000 extra places that the ministry had promised the
public. Some 50,000 pilgrims had registered with the ministry and
paid their haj fees.

"If someone asks me whether we will ask for more haj places,
my answer will be 'No, thank you'," Said Agil said on the
sidelines of a visit here.

This year, 205,000 Indonesians went on the haj pilgrimage. A
country's haj quota equals 0.1 percent of its Muslim population.

Tragedy also marked this year's haj pilgrimage when 57
Indonesians were among more than 300 people killed in a stampede
at the end of the pilgrimage on Feb. 1. -- Antara