Dream - The Saudi Arabian government is intensively tracking the presence of illegal hajj pilgrims who enter without official visas. Dozens of Indonesian hajj pilgrims were arrested and repatriated to their homeland. An Indonesian hajj pilgrim who became a victim of an illegal visa admitted to feeling confused after their travel coordinator was arrested by Saudi Arabian police about four days ago.

"The owner of the travel agency (coordinator) was arrested yesterday. And now, what's going to happen, they are not taking responsibility. It's hot and cold here, my friends want to go home," said the 29-year-old man, as quoted from merdeka.com. The man is also afraid to return to the hotel where he is staying, because he is afraid of being arrested by the security forces and deported from Saudi Arabia."

The man who works as a religious teacher admitted to constantly remembering the image of his pregnant wife. Occasionally, he also remembers his two young children asking him to come home soon. That night, on Friday, June 7, 2024, he cried, terrorized by countless uncomfortable thoughts. Afraid of being caught, afraid of being imprisoned, afraid of not being able to go home.

"Duhh Lord, how did it come to this!" he complained. When met, the man, along with three other elderly pilgrims from Madura, continuously sought forgiveness and called upon the names of Allah. "I never expected to become a fugitive now," he said. He admitted that he is currently staying in a boarding house in the Syisyah area, Mecca. However, he refused to disclose the name of the hotel to anyone, including other pilgrims he knows.

"He claimed to have departed for the Holy Land a week ago using the services of a Hajj Travel agency allegedly managed by residents from Medan. The man went to the Holy Land together with a group from Madura, Mojokerto, Surabaya, and several other regions. However, they were only provided with pilgrimage visas and promises. He said that upon arrival in Mecca, they will be given Hajj visas."

"Unfortunately, that promise was just an empty promise. Even though they have already deposited hundreds of millions of money, the hajj visa is still unavailable. Despite the amount of money deposited ranging from Rp160 million to Rp200 million. They plan to return soon because they do not want to take the risk of continuing the hajj journey. They even feel reluctant to eat. How could they not, those Indonesian citizens are willing to sell land and livestock just to be able to come to the Holy Land."

Previously reported, an Indonesian citizen with the initials LNM was arrested by Saudi Arabian security forces for selling hajj packages without tasreh on his Facebook account. LNM is the owner of a travel agency specializing in umrah and hajj packages. He usually sells hajj packages through his Facebook account. The news was conveyed by the Indonesian Consul General in Jeddah, Yusron B. Ambary. "I previously mentioned that he was a celebrity on Instagram, but it turns out he is not. He sells through his Facebook account, which already has 5,000 followers," said Yusron.

The following 'Bahasa' text has been translated to 'English' while preserving the HTML tags: "The perpetrator, LNM, aged 40, is the owner of the Umrah And Tour travel agency. He was arrested on Saturday, May 25, 2024, on his way to his hotel in Mecca. After the arrest, LNM was immediately detained by the local prosecutor's office. It turns out that his tour company is legal, but only has permission for Umrah trips."