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Diese Frage stellte sich Tony Naidoo, Chef des Concernend Citizen Council (CCC) in Südafrika. Der Chef der südafrikanischen Konsumentenschutzorganisation attackiert die Halaal-Zertifizierungsstellen:
Tony Naidoo, head of the Concerned Citizens Council (CCC), claimed on SAfm’s AM Live show this week that consumers were “unknowingly footing the bill for the exorbitant certification fees” food conglomerates pay to carry the halaal endorsement.
“We conducted a survey over a four-year period and found that a large proportion of basic food products are halaal, which means that every time we buy a halaal item, we pay a surcharge on the item that accrues to the certification bodies. These are hidden costs which the consumers have to bear,” Naidoo told the Sunday Times Extra.
Außerdem, so berichtet die südafrikanische Tageszeitung The Times, frage sich Naidoo, ob die Zertifizierungsgebühren internationalen muslimischen Organisationen zufließen:
He also questioned whether the certification fees, which run into millions of rand a year, were being used to fund international Muslim organisations
Natürlich schlägt das Imperium zurück, Naidoo wird beschuldigt, Christen gegen Moslems aufzuhetzen, Gotteslästerung und Verleumdung zu betreiben:
But the halaal authorities have hit back by accusing Naidoo — whose organisation was known as the Concerned Christians Council before it was changed into a consumer advocacy group — of turning the debate into a “Christians versus Muslims” feud, saying his claims bordered on “profanity and defamation”.
Naidoo besteht aber darauf, daß er keinen Religionskrieg anzetteln, sondern auf die korrupte Halaal-Verwaltung und die inflationstreibende Halaal-Wirkung hinweisen möchte:
He also said the “commercialised halaal system run by the halaal certification bodies undermines the sharia (Islamic religious law) and disgraces the Muslim community”.
“Muslims ought to take it upon themselves to abolish the corrupt halaal certification trade.
“As for price, there is no dispute that manufacturers and producers pay large amounts for halaal certification, which is added to the cost of production and eventually absorbed by the final customer.
“I have a signed agreement between one such food producer and a halaal certification body for an amount of R320000 a year. It is obvious that the huge amounts involved in halaal certification must affect the price of goods.”
Die muslimische Antwort ist - wie könnte es anders sein - eine Beschwerde bei der Menschenrechtskommission. Inflationserkennung ist schließlich eine Menschenrechtsverletzung:
“His attack is unfounded and ludicrous. What is he trying to say — that the big conglomerates are stupid to get involved in halaal certification?
“We will most definitely be looking at going to the Human Rights Commission to lodge a complaint.”
