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View all search resultsThe arrest of 177 Indonesians in the Philippines for allegedly attempting to travel to Mecca on fake Philippine passports was a prime example of illegal haj pilgrim dispatches, a haj and umrah (minor pilgrimage) organizer association has said.
South Sulawesi Religious Affairs Agency head Abdul Wahid Tahir said on Tuesday travel agents used by Indonesian pilgrims to go on the haj via Manila were illegal as they were not registered at the Religious Affairs Ministry.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is holding an independent investigation on 177 Indonesians who were nabbed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and found to be carrying valid Philippine passports.
The government is seeking solutions to immediately process the deportation of 177 Indonesians detained by Philippine authorities for trying to pass as Filipino pilgrims, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has said.
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