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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have suggested imposing more serious charges, including those used against organized crime, on those responsible for the pollution that led to unscheduled water cuts in parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
“The different agencies (CID) have met with the Attorney General and the Department of Criminal Investigations has raised several ideas. One of which, given that this is a very serious offense that had far-reaching effects, is to consider the imposition of a more serious charge that would include elements of sabotage.
“If there are elements of sabotage and repeat offenses, we can classify it as organized crime and in turn use appropriations under the Security Offenses (Special Measures) (Sosma) Act 2012,” said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (Photo) after overseeing various handover ceremonies at the Royal Malaysian Police College here on Wednesday (September 9).
He also urged public tranquility while the police conduct their investigations.
The IGP also said the public is advised not to threaten or harass suspects and not to take the law into their own hands.
“There will be no cover-ups. Let the police do our investigations, “she said.
On suggestions for the establishment of an “environmental crimes unit,” the IGP said it would let the Interior Ministry decide.
“This will lead to the need for new hires. If the suggestion is approved, I’ll ask for more posts. There is no problem accepting responsibility and I am sure that we can help, ”he said.
Previously, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari had said that a factory in Rawang’s Sungai Gong industrial area was the alleged source of odor contamination that caused four Sungai Selangor water treatment plants (LRA) to suspend operations.
He said that the factory had allegedly released solvent into Sungai Gong, which flows into Sungai Sembah, one of the main rivers in Sungai Selangor.
A total of 1,292 areas in the Klang Valley, Petaling, Klang / Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Kuala Langat, involving nearly 1.2 million consumer accounts, had been affected by unscheduled water outages. .
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