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Gorontalo Police Investigator
named a member of the Gorontalo Province DPRD from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction, MY (41) as a suspect in an alleged fraud case involving a special pilgrimage mode.
“MY, a member of the DPRD who also serves as the Main Director of PT Novavil Mutiara Utama, is a suspect in a case of alleged fraud and embezzlement of funds from prospective special pilgrims or Furoda,” said Gorontalo Regional Police Chief Inspector General Pol Widodo in a written statement, Tuesday (11/11).
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PT Novavil Mutiara Utama, which was founded on October 18 2017, said Widodo, actually only has a permit as an Umrah Travel Organizer (PPIU) based on the Decree of the Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia Number 41 of 2021. However, he continued, the suspect offered a Hajj travel program for which he did not have a permit.
“However, since 2023 the suspect has been offering a special Hajj pilgrimage program (furoda) without having official permission as a Special Hajj Organizer (PIHK),” he said.
Even though he did not have PIHK permission, said Widodo, the suspect still offered special Hajj packages which clearly violated Law Number 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of the Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimage.
“In practice, the suspect sent prospective pilgrims using a work visa (amil visa), not a Hajj visa as is the official requirement of the Saudi Arabian government,” he said.
In 2025, the company will send 62 pilgrims from various regions in Indonesia, some of which include Gorontalo, Manado, Ternate, Morowali, Surabaya and Makassar.
“However, of the total, only 16 pilgrims succeeded in completing the Hajj, while 44 pilgrims failed to perform the Hajj, because their visas and permits were invalid,” he said.
The results of examinations of 11 victim congregations showed that the total funds deposited reached IDR 2.54 billion.
The money is deposited directly into the PT company account.Novavil Mutiara Utama and not through the Hajj Deposit Receiving Bank (BPS) account as per the official provisions of the Ministry of Religion.
“Investigators found that the funds collected were never officially deposited according to the regulated mechanism. This strengthens the elements of criminal acts of fraud and embezzlement,” explained Widodo.
(mir/kid)
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