KUALA LUMPUR – A number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today lodged police reports on the meat cartel scandal involving the import of meat with dubious halal status.
Malaysia Muslim Halal Meat Importers Association president Datuk Dr Mohd Noor Ali Akbar said his association and the other NGOs are urging the government to act quickly in response to public concern over the issue.
"The import of meet needs to be reviewed and stringently checked as the public should know about it. This issue needs full clarification as it involves public interest.
"We, as importers of meat, agree that a Royal Commission of Inquiry be set up to investigate whether the existing standard operating procedure (SOP) is sufficient or needs to be enhanced," he said after lodging a report at the Dang Wangi police headquarters here.
Meanwhile, Majlis Jalinan Muhibbah Malaysia president Abdul Rani Kulup called on relevant parties, including the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) and Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to cooperate in ensuring that the factory involved in importing and distributing fake halal meat be closed.
It was recently reported that a cartel bringing in frozen meat from China, Ukraine, Brazil and Argentina were repackaging the meat and slapping on halal logos on the products at a warehouse in Senai, Johor. – Bernama, December 29, 2020
