Muddled haj management

Muddled haj management

From Warta Kota

My wife is among those whose departure for the haj pilgrimage
2004 has been delayed due to unprofessional or muddled management
by the minister of religious affairs. Therefore, we are preparing
a claim for compensation, to include a free umroh or minor
pilgrimage.

The government guarantee not to charge extra haj pilgrimage
fees and to realize the haj quota for 2005 is not enough, because
many would-be haj pilgrims have suffered stress, besides
sustaining moral and material losses.

In my view, meeting such a claim would constitute a realistic
form of government responsibility, in view of the alleged cases
of corruption within this ministry. A finding of the Supreme
Audit Agency indicates that the abuse of public funds within the
religious affairs ministry figures prominently in comparison
with? other departments.

Unless this demand is fulfilled, we plan to launch a class
action, along with the Indonesian Haj Association, for a trial in
court, so that this case will be a national precedent in an
attempt to create good corporate governance as part of the effort
toward building a new Indonesia.

FIRDAUS
Bekasi, West Java