Kelantan halal rule goes against right to a livelihood, says lawyer

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Forcing business owners to get halal certificates is viewed as a violation of the right to carry on a business and the right to earn a livelihood.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/30/kelantan-halal-rule-goes-against-right-to-a-livelihood-says-lawyer/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/30/wajibkan-sijil-halal-di-kelantan-bertentangan-hak-cari-rezeki-kata-peguam/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Halal #Certification #Kelantan

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00:00The Kelantan state government's proposal requiring Muslim eateries to obtain halal

00:06certificates might violate constitutional rights to earn a livelihood, according to

00:11lawyer A. Srimurugan.

00:13He said forcing business owners to secure halal certification infringes on their rights

00:18to conduct business, as the process can be prohibitively expensive, potentially costing

00:23up to 200,000 ringgit per outlet.

00:26Srimurugan suggested a zero-cost certification process for small businesses to alleviate

00:31these burdens.

00:33This proposal contrasts with earlier comments from lawyer Hanif Qadri Abdullah, who said

00:38the rule isn't discriminatory since it doesn't apply to non-Muslim restaurant owners, asserting

00:43it is constitutional and within state powers.

00:46However, constitutional law expert Philip Coase said local bylaws must still adhere

00:51to constitutional constraints and advocated for respecting liberty of choice regarding

00:56religious food certifications.

00:59The Federal Islamic Development Department said halal certification remains voluntary,

01:03a policy unchanged since 1974.

01:07The Kelantan state government clarified that the rule targets only eateries serving Muslims,

01:12with non-Muslim-owned outlets required to have certificates only if serving Muslim customers.

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