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Butchers firm
on strike plan
By MohaMMed al a’ali
MUHARRAQ butchers
say they plan to go ahead
with an indefinite strike
from Thursday, after
postponing it last week.
They had planned to start
their strike last Tuesday,
but agreed to delay it after
authorities agreed to look
into complaints about meat
imported to Bahrain.
Muharraq
Municipal
Council vice-chairman Ali
Al Muqla said the strike was
back on agenda if no solutions were found this week.
Bahrain has already
announced it was looking for
new livestock suppliers after
authorities rejected a shipment of more than 21,000
sheep infected with ‘orf’ disease, which can be transmitted to humans.
However, butchers are
complaining that imported
meat – which is shipped
into the country in chilled
containers – is still below
standard.
They also say they cannot guarantee it is halal and
want to be supplied meat
from animals slaughtered
in Bahrain, since it would
be fresher and slaughtered
n Flashback ... a worker stands nearby his empty stall at the
market. Inset, Mr al Muqla
according to Islamic law.
“The evidence we have posted online, besides that gathered
from experts worldwide, indicates that rotten meat is sold in
the market,” said Mr Al Muqla.
“We wanted our brothers in
Sitra, Manama and Jidhafs central markets to join us in the
strike, but they seem hesitant
for reasons that I don’t want
to mention – despite agree-
ing with Muharraq butchers’
plans.”
Mr Al Muqla, who also
heads the council’s consumer protection committee, said
butchers planned to go ahead
with the strike since they were
still awaiting guarantees about
the quality of meat they are
supplied with.
The Bahrain Livestock
Company imports meat to
Bahrain and its vice-chairman
Yousif Al Saleh told the GDN
last week that the company
adhered to all government
requirements and regulations,
but declined to comment further.
However, Mr Al Muqla said
Gulf Daily News
Monday, 17th September 2012
Training ‘is
crucial in
judiciary
for growth’
Justice, islamic Affairs
and endowments Minister
shaikh Khalid bin Ali
Al Khalifa inaugurated
“Management of Judicial
training institutes for
Gcc,” yesterday, a two-day
conference of international
experts in the field of judicial
and legal training.
During the Gulf Hotel
opening ceremony, shaikh
Khalid stressed the role of
training and continuous legal
education as one of the basic
factors for any progress, to
meet the requirements of different specialisations, and the
branches of legal and judicial
applications and practices,
and to know about the latest trends in the field of legal
and human rights work, to
establish the rule of law and
sustainable development.
the minister also reinforced the delicate role of the
judicial institute as a basic
tool in developing the judicial work to meet the changes
experienced by communities.
there were still question
marks about the quality of
meat – claiming that even
more “rotten” meat had been
delivered to butchers at the
Muharraq Central Market
after they postponed their
strike.
“This is meat we are talking about – something that
people eat and it could have
health consequences,” he
added.
Mr Al Muqla previously claimed some meat
imported to Bahrain during Ramadan was more than
five times the recommended
temperature.
He said the sheep carcasses imported from abroad
should have been stored at
less than 5C, but claimed
200 carcasses were thrown
away after health inspectors
recorded raw meat temperatures of between 19C and
27C.
He also estimated it was
up to three days between
the sheep being slaughtered
overseas and the meat going
on sale in the market.
Around 100 tonnes of
tainted meat has allegedly
been imported to Bahrain
over the past three years.
mohammed@gdn.com.bh
Efficiency
Verdict set in sword attack case on Briton
A VERDICT is due next month in the trial of a Bahraini
who allegedly severed a British man’s fingers with a sword.
The incident happened in Karranah last February after the
alleged attacker found the 53-year-old Briton asleep in his
car outside the Bahraini’s house. The defendant told prosecutors he was returning home when he saw the victim’s
parked car outside his house, but the pair got into an argument when he asked him to move. He has been charged
with assault, possession of a weapon and theft after he alleg-
edly attacked Peter Morrissey in Karranah and then stole his
car. The trial was adjourned to October 9 for the verdict.
n Riots accused is acquitted
A MAN accused of being part of a mob that set 18 tyres
on fire, poured oil on the street and set ablaze a water
tank has been acquitted. The 23-year-old Bahraini was
initially accused of arson and rioting in Bilad Al Qadeem
on February 16. He was cleared by the High Criminal
Court yesterday due to a lack of evidence, having earlier
pleaded not guilty.
n Water supply to be cut
Water supply will be cut off tomorrow from 7pm to 1am to
blocs 481, 513, 515, 517, 521, 523, 525, 527, 529, 533, 571,
575 and 577 for maintenance at Saar distribution station.
shaikh Khalid pointed out
the importance of the conference and the challenges it
addressed, including the efficiency of the administrative
system, and ways of the best
use of training methods and
modern technology.
the minister appreciated
the role of American Bar
Association and its support
for the legal education and
training programmes.
the representative of the
American Bar Association
said that the conference covered a number of important
themes related to the development of legal training institutes.
He also praised the cooperation of the Legal and
Judicial studies institute of
the ministry and growing
relations with it.
the conference, which
aimed to strengthen cooperation among participating nations, was attended by
experts from the Gulf countries.
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