Jais said the raids were conducted at restaurants, snooker centres and food stalls in Meru, Klang and Shah Alam following public tip-offs. — Bernama file pic

SHAH ALAM, May 25 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) has detained seven Muslims for eating and drinking in public and seven others for allegedly committing ‘khalwat’ (close proximity.

Jais Enforcement Management Division principal assistant director Mahdi Al-Hilmy Arshad said the raids were conducted at restaurants, snooker centres and food stalls in Meru, Klang and Shah Alam as well as hotels and budget hotels in the Klang Valley from the first day of Ramadan until Wednesday, following public tip-offs.

“We are preparing the investigation papers to prosecute all of the individuals aged between 27 and 30s,” he told reporters here last night.

He said seven of them were investigated under Section 19 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 while the rest under Section 29 of the same enactment.

Mahdi urged the public to alert Jais on Muslims who committed Syariah offences during Ramadan by calling its hotline at 1-800-88-2424.

Meanwhile, Jais Halal Management Division principal assistant director Wan Najmiah Mohd Ali said to date, 46 hotels in Selangor had halal certification. — Bernama