JAIM is Melaka’s Religious Department, are looking to run daily operations to make sure no one skips their fasting. In the month of Ramadhan, they wish to make sure that no one commits the crime of eating, smoking or drinking in the public during daytime.
According to JAIM enforcement division operations unit chief Noraminuddin Aziz, five or six JAIM officers will carry out the checking in a schedule on places they suspect to be the “hot spots” for Muslims who decided to skip fasting! Similarly, those who are caught would be given a ticket and later they are required to give JAIM a visit for investigations to happen. The investigations will be held under the code of Syariah Offences, one for selling and eating food during Ramadhan.
Muslims who are found consuming anything: which includes eating or drinking in public places can also be prosecuted with a maximum fine of RM1,000 or imprisonment up to six months, or both. As for the offence of smoking tobacco or cigarettes during the day, they will be fined up to RM500 or jailed up to three months.
For now, he wants cooperation from food oulets to not sell food too early during Ramadhan as this would tempt them to eat. He said he doesn’t want non-fasting Muslims to disrespect others who are fasting during the month.
I mean, sure, I guess.
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