Domestic trade and cost of living minister Armizan Mohd Ali warned the public not to put pressure on or interfere with investigations into the alleged misuse of the halal logo in the sale of pre-packed sandwiches. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Domestic trade and cost of living minister Armizan Mohd Ali has urged all parties to refrain from speculating on the alleged misuse of the halal logo in the sale of pre-packed chicken ham and cheese sandwiches at a KK Mart outlet in Universiti Malaya.
Armizan said the authorities should be allowed the space and opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, in accordance with the law.
“Let’s not interfere with the investigation, exert pressure, or speculate.
“Our commitment at the ministry is to ensure that the investigation is carried out in a transparent manner,” he told a press conference after an event at the ministry in Putrajaya today, Bernama reported.
He also said the ministry was still awaiting the results of the lab test on the sandwich samples.
Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who chairs the Halal Development Corporation, yesterday said that he works closely with the Islamic development department and had advised it to ensure that cases involving religious sensitivities are carefully handled.
Calling for calm, Zahid said he did not want to see the issue escalate any further as the retail network involved had withdrawn the product.
Separately, Armizan advised victims of fraudulent umrah travel agencies to lodge reports with the Tribunal for Consumer Claims.
“People save money to perform the umrah, but their aspirations are derailed due to issues such as these travel companies,” he said.
Recently, Selangor police raided the office of a travel agency in Sepang after the company failed to send over 300 umrah pilgrims to Mecca.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the company began operations in 2022 and had been based in a three-story office in Sepang since October last year.
Yesterday, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said that the owner of the company accused of defrauding umrah pilgrims of RM2.1 million had a record of investment-related fraud in Johor, which was still under investigation.
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