Anger as Malaysian state leader shoots Eid cow with shotgun

A Malaysian state chief minister is under police investigation after a viral video showed him shooting a sacrificial cow with a shotgun at an Eid ul-Adha event, triggering public anger and questions over gun use, animal welfare and Islamic slaughter rules.Police in Perlis, a small northern state bordering Thailand, said they had seized the shotgun believed to have been used by Chief Minister Abu Bakar Hamzah at the korban (ritual sacrifice of livestock) ceremony in Perlis" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="137931" data-entity-type="location">Kuala Perlis on Thursday.Officers also seized nine rounds of buckshot ammunition and recorded Abu Bakar’s statement after a police report was lodged over the 38-second clip circulating online, Kangar police chief Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said on Saturday.Malaysia’s Perlis State Chief Minister Abu Bakar Hamzah, who is under police investigation for shooting a cow with a shotgun. Photo: Facebook/abu.b.hamzahWhile checks confirmed Abu Bakar held a valid firearms licence for the weapon, police are investigating the case under Section 39 of Malaysia’s Arms Act 1960, which governs the discharge of firearms in public places. A conviction carries penalties of up to one year in jail, a fine of up to 2,000 ringgit (US$504), or both.