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JOHOR BAHRU: A meat supplier company and two of its directors have pleaded not guilty in Court of Sessions, here today, to the charges of using the halal logo without certification from the authorities earlier 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, pleaded not guilty. to the charges before Judge Mohamad Haldar Abdul Aziz.
In the first count, Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd, who claimed to offer services that are halal, was accused of using a halal logo that was not certified by the authorities on his Isuzu truck.
On the second count, Rahman and Raihanah, as owners of Raihanah Enterprise, were charged with committing a similar crime on a Mitsubishi truck.
The crime is alleged to have been committed at Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd, Taman Perniagaan Setia, here around 1pm on December 1.
The charge against Raihanah Cold Storage falls under the Business Description (Halal Certification and Marking) Order of 2011, which establishes a fine of up to RM200,000 and for each second or subsequent offense, up to RM500,000, if required. pleads guilty.
As for Rahman and Raihanah, who are charged in their capacity as directors of the company, they faced a maximum fine of RM 100,000 or a prison term of up to three years, or both, and for every second or subsequent offense. , a fine of up to RM250,000 or up to five years in jail, or both, if convicted.
The prosecution, carried out by Deputy Prosecutor T. Ashvinii, requested bail of RM 50,000 with one bond each for the second count as the issue of the halal logo received wide media coverage and was also raised in Parliament.
Lawyers Lau Kok Guan and Noor Liana Hashim, however, asked for a lower bond, saying their clients’ company, which has 20 employees, was still in operation and the couple have four children, ages 10 to 20.
The court then allowed the couple to bail RM40,000 with one bond each and set the mention of January 19. – Called
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