Regular Hajj Candidate Facing 17-Year Wait Asks Constitutional Court to Abolish Special Hajj Quota
A prospective hajj pilgrim named Hermawanto has filed a lawsuit against the Hajj and Umrah Law, asking the Constitutional Court to abolish the special hajj quota currently set at 8%.
According to the Constitutional Court’s website, checked on Thursday (9 July 2026), the case is registered under case number 264/PUU-XXIV/2026. The petitioner states that he registered as a prospective pilgrim in 2016.
“The Petitioner registered in 2016 with an estimated departure in 2033 (based on the latest check in March 2026), meaning the Petitioner must wait approximately 17 years to perform the hajj pilgrimage,” Hermawanto said.
He argued that the existence of the special hajj quota creates discrimination in public religious services. He noted that special hajj pilgrims who pay more do not have to queue as long as he does.
“Article 64 paragraph (2) of the Hajj Law, which allocates 8% of the national quota to special hajj, materially reduces the opportunity for regular pilgrims, including the Petitioner, to obtain an earlier departure,” he said.
Article 64 paragraph (2) reads:
- The special hajj quota is set at 8% of Indonesia’s hajj quota.
The petitioner’s requests (petitum) are as follows:
To grant the Petitioner’s request in its entirety;
To declare that Article 64 paragraph (2) of Law Number 8 of 2019 on the Organisation of Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages, as amended several times, most recently by Law Number 14 of 2025 on the Third Amendment to Law Number 8 of 2019 on the Organisation of Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages, is contrary to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and has no binding legal force;
To order the publication of this ruling in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia as appropriate.
Should the Constitutional Court’s panel of judges hold a different view, the Petitioner requests a ruling that is as just as possible (ex aequo et bono).