Company, directors charged with using fake halal logo

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 30 Dec 2020 2:45PM · 3 Comments

A MEAT supplying company and two of its directors were charged in the Johor Baru Sessions Court today with using the halal logo without certification by the authorities early this month.

Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd, represented by its owners and directors, Rahman Sheikh Abdullah, 44, and his wife, and Raihanah Kasim, 42, who were also charged in their capacity as owners and directors of another company, Raihanah Enterprise, claimed trial before judge Mohamad Haldar Abdul Aziz.

On the first charge, Raihanah Cold Storage, which claimed to be offering halal service, was charged with using a halal logo that was not certified by the authorities on its Isuzu lorry.

On the second charge, Rahman and Raihanah, as owners of Raihanah Enterprise, were charged with committing a similar offence on a Mitsubishi lorry.

They allegedly committed the offence at Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd, Taman Perniagaan Setia, Johor Baru, at about 1pm on December 1.

The charge against Raihanah Cold Storage was framed under Trade Description (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011, which carries a maximum RM200,000 fine and for every second or subsequent offence, up to RM500,000.

As for Rahman and Raihanah, who were charged in their capacity as directors of the company, they face a maximum RM100,000 fine, up to three years’ jail, or both, and for every second or subsequent offence, a fine of up to RM250,000, a maximum five years’ jail, or both.

Deputy public prosecutor T. Ashvinii requested bail of RM50,000 with one surety each for the second charge, on grounds the issue garnered wide media coverage and was also raised in Parliament.

Lawyers Lau Kok Guan and Noor Liana Hashim, however, appealed for a lower bail, saying their clients’ company, which has 20 employees, was still in operation and the couple has four children, aged between 10 and 20.

The court then allowed the couple bail of RM40,000 with one surety each and set January 19 for mention. – Bernama, December 30, 2020.

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  • Charged for using fake logo on 2 vehicles and is that it. What about the importers and distributors of the non-halal meat? What about the mixing of the non-halal meat and manufacture of non-haall meat? What about the corruption in government agencies that allowed this to happen? No action is it. Is the case closed with these charges. Islamic tenets have been violated. Millions of muslims have eaten forbidden meat. And is this the end of the story. Is the matter going to be swept under the carpet? Where is UMNO and PAS and ABIM? Why the silence from muslim politicians? Is Jakim going to get away with dereliction of duty?

    Posted 3 years ago by Michael Raj · Reply

    • You hit right on the nail Michael. An attempt to camouflage a more serious offence committed blatantly by every single entity in the supply chain right from importing, repackaging, distribution and marketing. Dereliction of duty at every step.

      Posted 3 years ago by Anwar Ismail · Reply

    • Those Muslim politicians from PAS and UMNO and the top officials in JAKIM are all hypocrites because while they are targeting non-Muslim businesses and shops selling liquor, they have failed to stop crimes like non-halal meet from being committed in their backyard. To suggest that this scandal do not involve high officials in the government and civil service is tantamount to hoodwinking the public.

      Posted 3 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply