SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 — A premises in Puchong, suspected of slaughtering, processing and distributing chicken without valid halal certification, was found to be using the electric water-bath stunning method.

Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) chairman Datuk Salehuddin Saidin said preliminary inspections found that the electrical voltage used was believed to be too high, causing the chickens to die instantly before undergoing slaughter in accordance with Islamic law.

“Early this morning, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais), in collaboration with the police, the Selangor Department of Environment (DOE), the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and the Petaling District Health Office, led a raid on premises allegedly involved in slaughtering chickens in a manner that did not comply with Islamic requirements.