Meat cartel scandal: NGOs lodge police reports
A number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today made police reports on the meat cartel scandal involving the importation of meat with dubious halal status.
Malaysia Muslim Halal Meat Importers Association president Dr Mohd Noor Ali Akbar (above) said his association and the other NGOs urged the government to act fast in response to public concern over the issue.
"The importation of meat needs to be reviewed and stringently checked as the public should know clearly about it. This issue needs full...
A number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today made police reports on the meat cartel scandal involving the importation of meat with dubious halal status.
Malaysia Muslim Halal Meat Importers Association president Dr Mohd Noor Ali Akbar (above) said his association and the other NGOs urged the government to act fast in response to public concern over the issue.
"The importation of meat needs to be reviewed and stringently checked as the public should know clearly about it. This issue needs full clarification as it involves public interest.
"We, as importers of meat, agree that a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) be set up to investigate whether the existing standard operating procedure (SOP) is already sufficient or needs to be enhanced," he told Bernama after lodging a report at the Dang Wangi police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Meanwhile, Majlis Jalinan Muhibbah Malaysia president Abdul Rani Kulup called on the various relevant parties including the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) and Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to cooperate in ensuring that the factory involved in importing and distributing fake halal meat be closed.
The media have reported about a cartel bringing in frozen meat from China, Ukraine, Brazil and Argentina and repackaging the meat using the halal logo at a warehouse in Senai, Johor.
- Bernama
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