MAIWP denies involvement in stranded haj pilgrims case

The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) today denied that it was implicated in a case involving about 380 prospective haj pilgrims who were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the Movenpick Hotel and Convention Centre, KLIA, yesterday, after they were believed to have been cheated by a travel agency.

MAIWP chairperson Mohd Daud Bakar said this came following a viral photo showing two individuals believed to be the travel agency staff, holding a banner about the haj package provided by the company with the MAIWP Healthcare Sdn Bhd logo on it...