TENSIONS ran high in Kampung Sungai Baru, Kampung Baru on Thursday (Sept 11) morning as police barricaded entry points and ordered the remaining families to vacate their homes by noon.
Control tents were set up, security was tightened, and outsiders were barred from entering.
Several residents initially refused to leave, with some attempting to provoke the authorities before being restrained.
Bailiffs eventually issued an order to break down doors for households that still refused to comply.
“We have no choice. We were told to start packing up or the police would break down the door,” said long-time resident Johari Zakaria.
“I told my wife and mother-in-law to pack immediately. We are very disappointed because our lawyer had secured an extension until Oct 3 for further discussions. So we were shocked when the police showed up this morning and told us to leave by noon,” he said.
Johari’s son, Asyraf, said he was worried for his parents and grandmother.
“I’m at work now and don’t know what’s happening at home. Outsiders are not allowed in, and that makes it worse,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman was injured while managing the situation to cut off electricity supply to several houses.
ACP Sulizmie was seen with a bleeding wound on his head, reported a Malay news portal.
The eviction comes after years of dispute over a redevelopment project first proposed in 2016 to replace the village’s PKNS flats and terrace houses with a high-rise mixed development. While most flat dwellers agreed to the plan, several terrace house owners opposed it, causing delays.
The developer eventually invoked the Land Acquisition Act 1960 to acquire the land.
In July, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said redevelopment work was expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026, with the project’s layout and building plans already approved and awaiting technical clearances from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and other agencies.
