Hijacking Hamzah's Haj

February 11, 2003

If Hamzah Haz were not the vice president, his current haj pilgrimage together with his "ampicu" group would not attract much attention. "Ampicu" is a new term at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan and is an acronym formed from the Indonesian words for children, sons and daughters-in-law, uncles, mother and grandchildren. Many rich people from this country are guests of Allah (in Mecca), together with their ampicu groups, de

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