00:00What is your response to the Prime Minister's statement on 8 September?
00:11I would like to emphasize what I said in my statement on 8 September.
00:19In my original statement on 6 September, there was a response to the Prime Minister's statement
00:30at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Naeem Mokhtar,
00:35which obliges restaurants that do not sell pork and alcohol to put a ban on Halal.
00:44In my statement, there was a response to the suggestion to impose a ban on Halal.
00:51I would also like to emphasize that I have never opposed the ban on Halal.
00:57And also, since I have been in the Kingdom of Selangor,
01:03promoting investment to Malaysia, to Selangor,
01:06I have always promoted the ban on Halal in Malaysia.
01:10Because of what I said to the investors,
01:15the ban on Halal in Malaysia is the highest standard in the world.
01:21So if they want to import anything,
01:25or if they want to get a ban on Halal to sell to other Muslim countries,
01:30they have to come to Malaysia, invest in Malaysia,
01:34get a ban on Halal, and then from Malaysia,
01:37they can export their products to other countries in the Middle East.
01:42This is my position as a Member of Parliament,
01:47and also as a former Secretary-General of Selangor and Cabinet Minister.
01:53For me, I have a responsibility to promote,
01:59to raise the voice of the people.
02:04And that is why I asked the government to review the ban that Tatok Muhammad raised.
02:12This is my objective, my statement.
02:17I do not question the Halal law,
02:21the validity of the law, or disrespect the religion of Islam.
02:26So today, I fully cooperate with the PDRM.
02:33I hope that after this,
02:35this issue will be resolved,
02:41because there are many parties who have expressed their views.
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