However, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki added that Tabung Haji was in constant contact with the Saudi Arabian government for the latest developments on the matter.
“Compensation payment (to the victims) is the absolute right of the Saudi Arabian government. Tabung Haji has submitted the names of the pilgrims involved to the Saudi Arabian government for the purpose.
“Tabung Haji is always in contact with the Saudi Arabian government and will inform (recipients) of any latest development,” he told the Dewan Rakyat today.
Asyraf Wajdi was responding to a question by Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PAS-Bachok) who wanted to know the latest developments on the compensation payment for the victims.
In the incident which occurred on Sept 11, 2015, seven Malaysians were among more than 100 people killed and hundreds others injured when a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
To a supplementary question from Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) on Tabung Haji contributions to the victims, Asyraf Wajdi said the fund had contributed a total of RM43,000 to the families of each victim.