Friday, April 1, 2011

ICW Report Hajj Operation Pattern of Corruption

20110401 084244 Ade Irawan2 ICW Laporkan Pola Korupsi Penyelenggaraan Haji

Photo: Researcher ICW Ade Irawan-MI/Susanto/rj

JAKARTA: Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Friday (1 / 4), discussed the planned increase in Hajj Operation Costs (BPIH). ICW also reported the patterns of corruption in the administration of the pilgrimage.

Ade Irawan ICW researcher points out, every year BPIH always increase. Surprisingly, the increase in cost is not accompanied by an increase in service to the congregation. "We suspect that because of bad service in BPIH him of corruption," said Ade in the Building Commission, on Friday (1 / 4).

On the same occasion, the Coordinator of the Budget Monitoring and Analysis ICW Firdaus Ilyas said, if under Article 6 of Law No. 13 of 2008 on the Implementation of Hajj, then the state will bear all costs of preparation and organization of the pilgrimage.

"But paada fact, during the period 2008-2010 was the Hajj pilgrims also bear the operational organization of the Hajj pilgrims drawn from savings interest. Interest savings are used for operational costs such as staff salaries, rent hotels, and airlines, "he explained.