Company directors charged with using fake halal logos (Updated)

JOHOR BARU: Two company directors have been slapped with two charges at the Sessions Court here with using fake halal logo on the company's vehicles.

The accused, Rahman Sheikh Abdullah, 44 and his wife Raihanah Kasim, 42, pleaded not guilty to the charges in front of Sessions Judge Mohamad Haidar Abdul Aziz here on Wednesday (Dec 30).

According to the charge sheet, the company, Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd was charged with allegedly using the halal logo without the relevant authorities’ approval on its lorry.

The offence was allegedly committed at the company’s premises along Jalan Perniagaan Setia 6 in Taman Perniagaan Setia here at around 1pm on Dec 1.

The company committed an offence under Paragraph 8(a) of the Trade Description (Halal Certification and Marking) Order 2011 and can be sentenced under Paragraph 8(A) of the same order.

The offence carries a fine not more than RM200,000 while for repeated offences, the fine is not more than RM500,000 upon conviction.

For the second charge, Rahman and Raihanah, who are directors of Raihanah Enterprise, were alleged to have committed the same offence on a different lorry at the same time and location.

The two committed the offence under Paragraph 8(a) of the Trade Description (Halal Certification and Marking) Order 2011 and can be sentenced under Paragraph 8(B) of the same order, which is read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.

The offence carries a fine not more than RM100,000 or imprisonment not more than three years or both, while repeat offenders can be fined up to RM250,000, jailed up to five years, or both, upon conviction.

Mohamad Haidar set Jan 19,2021, for next mention of the case and also set bail at RM40,000 for each of the accused in one surety, respectively.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s deputy public prosecutor T. Ashvinii prosecuted while lawyers Noor Liana Hashim and Lau Kok Guan represented the duo, who posted bail.

Story has been amended to reflect that this is a separate case from the halal meat scandal widely reported in the media recently.