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JOHOR BARU: Two company directors have been charged with two counts in the Court of Sessions here for the use of a fake halal logo on company vehicles.
The defendant, Rahman Sheikh Abdullah, 44, and his wife Raihanah Kasim, 42, pleaded not guilty to the charges in front of session judge Mohamad Haidar Abdul Aziz here on Wednesday (December 30).
According to the charge sheet, the company, Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd, was charged with allegedly using the halal logo without the approval of the relevant authorities on its truck.
The crime was allegedly committed at the company’s premises along Jalan Perniagaan Setia 6 in Taman Perniagaan Setia here around 1:00 pm on December 1.
The company committed an offense under paragraph 8 (a) of the Business Description (Halal Certification and Marking) Order of 2011 and can be convicted under paragraph 8 (A) of the same order.
The offense carries a fine of no more than RM200,000, while for repeat offenses, the fine is no more than RM500,000 at the time of conviction.
For the second count, it is alleged that Rahman and Raihanah, directors of Raihanah Enterprise, committed the same crime in a different truck at the same time and in the same place.
The two committed the offense under paragraph 8 (a) of the Business Description (Halal Certification and Marking) Order of 2011 and can be sentenced under paragraph 8 (B) of the same order, which is read in conjunction with the Article 34 of the Penal Code.
The offense carries a fine of not more than RM100,000 or imprisonment of not more than three years or both, while repeat offenders can be fined up to RM250,000, imprisoned for up to five years, or both, after conviction.
Mohamad Haidar set January 19, 2021 for the next mention of the case and also set a bond of RM 40,000 for each of the defendants in a guarantee, respectively.
The deputy prosecutor of the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Affairs, T. Ashvinii, was prosecuted while lawyers Noor Liana Hashim and Lau Kok Guan represented the duo, who paid bail.
The story has been modified to reflect that this is a separate case from the recently widely reported halal meat scandal in the media.
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