BANGI – Police investigations into the landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite near Batang Kali are now almost 90% completed, said Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed.
Arjunaidi said investigations now only involve examination of the scene, recordings of conversations between rescue team personnel, and pathology reports from the hospital to find the cause of death of the victims involved.
“So far, police have taken statements from 77 witnesses, including the injured victims, families, campsite operators and workers as well as rescue team personnel.
“The investigation paper was opened under Sections 304 (A) and 290 of the Penal Code, and the Local Government Act 1974,” he told reporters after the Training Completion and Commissioning Certificates Presentation Ceremony to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Volunteer Police Corps today.
Meanwhile, Arjunaidi said police had traced as many as 20 vehicles buried in the incident and efforts are being done to identify the owners of the vehicles.
“Police will not remove the vehicles because they are buried too deep. So, it is up to the owners to talk to their respective insurance companies about the damage and the claims,” he said.
The early morning incident on December 16 claimed the lives of 31 out of the 92 people involved. Sixty-one others escaped unhurt or with minor injuries.
Among the dead, 18 were adults and 13 were children, including a 1-year-old toddler. – Bernama, December 27, 2022
