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KUALA LUMPUR: Two directors of a company that sells and repairs construction machinery were indicted in Selayang Court of Sessions here today with two counts of mischief by disposing and releasing waste containing hazardous materials in Sungai Gong, Rawang.
Chai Kin Sang, 62, and his son, Wern Teik, 31, pleaded not guilty to both charges that were read before Judge Maziah Joary Mohd Tajudin.
In the first count, it is alleged that the duo committed mischief by having waste products containing hazardous materials from the FG Autoparts Sdn Bhd facility disposed of into a waterway leading into Sungai Gong despite knowing it would cause a shortage of Water.
They were charged with committing the crime at the company’s Batu Arang facility, Rawang, between October 17 and 19.
The charge, framed in Section 430 of the Penal Code, provides for a prison sentence of up to 30 years, or a fine, or both, if he pleads guilty.
On the second count, they were jointly charged with releasing waste containing hazardous material from a canal-like workshop that would flow into the same river at the same place and time.
It was framed in Section 25 (1) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974, which establishes a maximum fine of RM 100,000 or imprisonment of up to five years or both, in case of conviction.
The court allowed the two defendants to be released on bail of RM400,000 with bail and to appear at the nearest police station once a month.
They were also ordered to hand over their passports to the court and not to intimidate witnesses in the case.
The court set December 16 for the mention and presentation of documents.
Deputy Prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad prosecuted while both defendants were represented by lawyer Muhammad Nor Izzat Nordin.
