THE MINISTER OF HAJJ DR. FUAD BIN ABDULSALAM AL-FARSI HAS APPROVED THE DECISIONS OF 2ND TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE ON PUNISHING A NUMBER OF INSIDE PILGRIM COMPANIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDED SERVICES DURING HAJJ SEASON LAST YEAR. THE PUNISHMENTS INCLUDED SUSPENSION OF 10 COMPANIES FOR 1,2, OR 3 YEARS, FINES AGAINST 31 COMPANIES RANGING BETWEEN SR 5000-20,000, REFERENCE OF 11 VIOLATIONS TO PASSPORTS AND 5 VIOLATIONS TO GOVERNORATE OF MAKKAH REGION AND WRITTEN COMMITMENTS AGAINST 26 COMPANIES. DR. AL-FARSI STRESSED THE NECESSITY THAT EVERYONE SERVING PILGRIMS SHOULD FULLY PERFORM HIS DUTIES, NOTING THAT HAJJ MINISTRY'S SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE WILL MONITOR ALL SERVICES ROUND THE CLOCK.
