Eight men caught not fasting in Melaka

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00:00Eight men have been arrested by the Malacca Islamic Religious Department for not fasting

00:06and for eating in public during inspections at food outlets.

00:11State Exco in charge of religious affairs Datuk Rahmat Mariman said the individuals

00:16commonly cited reasons such as not feeling well or being unable to fast.

00:21He said as of the seventh day of Ramadan, the department had conducted 11 operations

00:25at 127 eatery premises in Malacca.

00:29He said offences related to not fasting cannot be compounded and the violators will be brought

00:34to court to face charges.

00:36The arrests were made under section 49 of the Malacca Sharia Offences Enactment.

00:41If convicted, offenders could face a fine of up to 1,000 ringgit or a jail term of up

00:47to six months.

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