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5th suspect remanded over Sg Selangor contamination

58-year-old man arrested yesterday

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 13 Nov 2020 12:46PM

5th suspect remanded over Sg Selangor contamination
A river pollution incident this week led to dry taps for more than a million consumer accounts in the Klang Valley. – Facebook pic, November 13, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR – The Selayang magistrates’ court today ordered a man to be remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations into this week’s Sg Selangor odour pollution that led to a water supply disruption in the Klang Valley.

Magistrate Nur Hafizah Rajuni issued the remand order against the 58-year-old suspect.

The man, who was arrested yesterday, is being held for investigations under Section 430 of the Penal Code for allegedly “committing mischief by causing a diminution in the supply of water for agricultural purposes, or for food or drink for human beings or animals”.

He faces a jail term of between five and 30 years, or a fine, or both, upon conviction.

Two days ago, four people, including two directors of a road construction company, were remanded for seven days over the same incident.

The two directors are a 40-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man, while the other two, both men, includes a Bangladeshi national. – Bernama, November 13, 2020

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