Five suspects involved in the dumping of industrial waste in Kampung Orang Asli Pasir Intan, Kota Tinggi, will appear before the Sessions Court on Thursday (Sept 26).
At a press conference, Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar announced that three men, aged between 23 and 52, would face charges under Section 124K of the Penal Code for sabotage, while a director and a shareholder of a factory in Seri Alam will be charged under the same section, in conjunction with Section 109, for abetting the offense.
Comm Kumar also mentioned that four other local men arrested in connection with the case will be released on bail under Section 118 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as they will serve as prosecution witnesses.
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At a press conference, Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar announced that three men, aged between 23 and 52, would face charges under Section 124K of the Penal Code for sabotage, while a director and a shareholder of a factory in Seri Alam will be charged under the same section, in conjunction with Section 109, for abetting the offense.
Comm Kumar also mentioned that four other local men arrested in connection with the case will be released on bail under Section 118 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as they will serve as prosecution witnesses.
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00:00I would like to share the success of the Malaysian Royal Police, Contingent Johor,
00:09in passing a syndicate that is involved in a river flood in the Kota Tinggi area.
00:23For your information, 5 people have been accused in the High Court of Kota Tinggi
00:39under section 124K of the Penal Code.
00:46Of those 5, 3 are under section 124K of the Penal Code,
00:51while 2 others have been accused under section 124K of the Penal Code,
01:00read together with section 109 of the Penal Code.
01:052 others have been accused under section 124K of the Penal Code,
01:09read together with section 109 of the Penal Code,
01:12are shareholders and owners of a company operating in the Sri Alam area of Johor.
01:24For your information, from the police investigation,
01:28we have carried out 9 arrests.
01:32From the police investigation, 9 people have been arrested.
01:37Of those 9, 5 have been accused.
01:41Of those 5, 4 are locals, while 1 is a foreigner.
01:49A foreigner is one of the shareholders of the company.
01:574 others have been accused under section 118 of the Penal Code.
02:11The purpose of this press conference is to explain the dangerous level of this incident.
02:27Section 124K of the Penal Code
02:32is a crime under the Penal Code.
02:48It is a crime under the Penal Code.
02:53Section 124K of the Penal Code is a crime under the Penal Code.
03:07This crime is defined as sabotage.
03:13What is sabotage?
03:16The term sabotage includes all violations of the Penal Code
03:23in relation to important services,
03:25and water is an important service.
03:30So, the PDHRM has given a guarantee
03:34and has given a warning to everyone
03:37that strict action will be taken
03:41against all parties
03:44who are found to be responsible
03:48in the aspect of flooding the river.
03:51The incident in Kuta Tinggi involves a well.
03:56And the water that came out of this well,
04:00the results of the investigation show that it will flow
04:04to the Tengkil River, Lenggiu River, Tengkiu River, and Johor River.
04:10And also the Lenggiu Water Lodgy and Semarad Water Lodgy.
04:14All of these lodges take water supplies from the rivers.
04:18This is from the JPS personnel.
04:23So, the size of the pollution that has been done in those lodges
04:28is estimated to have resulted in the pollution of these rivers.
04:35And, for your information, 28 villagers have experienced
04:42the symptoms of sore eyes, coughs, sneezing, and coughs
04:48as a result of this smelly pollution.
04:53Okay.
04:54The indictment has been obtained from the State Prosecutor's Office
04:58and has been accused this morning.
05:00All five suspects who have been accused have not been granted guarantees.
05:07This is according to the SOSMA ruling.
05:12Although there is an exception under Section 13 of the SOSMA Act,
05:16all five of them have not been granted guarantees.
05:23So, this action is a message to all
05:35that the police in Raja Malaysia will take a firm action
05:43and the perpetrators of the pollution of the rivers
05:49will face the consequences of this act.
05:53What's the number?
05:54Nine.
05:55Nine. Five have been accused.
05:57Four have been granted guarantees
05:59under Section 118 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
06:05At this time, after conducting an investigation
06:12into the incident in Kota Tinggi,
06:16the investigation is still ongoing.