Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim has questioned whether there are elements of double standards involved in the police probe against Seputeh MP Teresa Kok over the halal certification issue.

The PKR lawmaker pointed out that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Mohd Na’im Mokhtar was first to court "controversy" by announcing the matter without cabinet approval, and Kok merely responded to it.

"The first question we should ask is...