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Ampang landslide: Civil Defence Force officer summoned for police questioning

Cops say he entered location without permission

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 14 Mar 2022 6:50PM

Ampang landslide: Civil Defence Force officer summoned for police questioning
Police are investigating a video posted on Facebook showing a civil defence officer entering the site of the landslide incident at Taman Bukit Permai 2 without permission. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 14, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Police will call up a Civil Defence Force (APM) officer and the owner of a Facebook account over matters related to the landslide incident’s site at Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang, here, on Thursday.

The APM officer would be summoned for entering the location without permission, while the other individual for uploading a video showing the disaster operation commander giving instructions at the location.

Ampang Jaya district police chief Mohamad Farouk Eshak, in a statement today, said the individuals would be called at 11am tomorrow to record their statements at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters.

Yesterday, police opened an investigation paper into a video posted on Facebook showing an APM officer entering the site of the landslide incident without permission.

In the 55-second clip which went viral yesterday, the APM officer was seen questioning Farouk’s decision to prevent the APM team members from entering the disaster area.

On Thursday (March 10), a landslide at Taman Bukit Permai 2 in Ampang claimed four lives and injured one victim, besides affecting 15 houses and 10 vehicles. – Bernama, March 14, 2022

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