KUALA LUMPUR – The remand order on a woman held for investigation into the odour pollution incident in Sg Selangor has been extended for one more day until Thursday.
Magistrate Nur Hafizah Rajuni also allowed the police application to detain three other male suspects for six more days until November 23.
On November 11, the four individuals, including two directors of a road construction company aged between 33 and 43, were remanded for seven days in connection with the incident.
The two company directors are a 40-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man, while the other two include a Bangladeshi national.
They are being held for investigation in accordance with 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 for animals.
The section provides for a jail term of between five and 30 years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
The suspects were brought to the Selayang Courts Complex at 8.30am today.
Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) had announced that the water treatment plants in Rantau Panjang and Sg Selangor Phases 1, 2, and 3 had ceased operations on November 10, causing an unscheduled water disruption involving 1,139,008 consumer accounts in 1,279 areas in the Klang Valley, following the odour pollution in Sg Selangor. – Bernama, November 17, 2020
