Former Armed Forces chief opposes ban on liquor sales in KL shops

PETALING JAYA: Former Armed Forces chief General (Rtd) Tan Sri Dr Hashim Mohd Ali voiced his opposition to the ban on the sale of hard liquor at sundry and grocery shops, as well as convenience stores and Chinese medicine shops in Kuala Lumpur.

Hashim, who is also president of a group made up of retired armed forces chiefs known as the Chiefs Circle, said the Armed Forces is made up of both Muslims and non-Muslims and the open purchase and drinking of liquor for non-Muslim officers from the Malaysian Armed Forces Trading Corp (Pernama) stores has never been a problem.