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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched investigations into the Sungai Gong pollution incident.
“I cannot divulge all the details, but we are currently scrutinizing and analyzing various issues under our purview,” MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki told reporters at the “Corporate Responsibility Forum – Are You At Risk? ? ” Here on Tuesday (September 15). ).
He said investigations were being carried out in conjunction with the police and other relevant authorities.
On September 14, the police submitted investigative documents on the Sungai Gong pollution incident to the Attorney General’s Office (AGC).
Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man told a press conference that the documents were presented to the AGC last week.
He said that action could be taken under Section 43 of the Environmental Quality Act against a company that caused pollution, as well as its management.
Last week, the police sent several people to pretrial detention as part of their investigation into the contamination of Sungai Gong in Rawang after a solvent spill into the river caused the water supply to be interrupted for 1.2 million people. people earlier this month.
Subsequently, four company directors and a workshop manager were indicted in connection with the case in Selayang Session Court today (September 15).
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