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Police in
Banten have arrested three officials from the Ministry of Religious Affairs who
allegedly took money from Muslims hoping to perform the hajj pilgrimage this
year.
Rangkas
Bitung Police Chief Adj. Comr. Mohamad Mujib told Antara on Saturday that dozens
of people had paid the officials as much as Rp 50 million ($5,600) each.
When the
outraged victims failed to depart Indonesia as promised on Oct. 28, they
contacted police.
Mujib
identified one of the officials as Isep Saepudin, who along with his two
colleagues, were based in Lebak district.
The trio
had admitted to their crimes and faced a maximum of four years in jail for
fraud and theft, he said.
Mujib
appealed for other potential victims to come forward so the case could be
processed quickly.
The head of
hajj affairs at the Lebak offices of the religious ministry said he knew
nothing about the fraud.
Antara
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