Angry gesture: The plastic bottle (circled) lying on the sidewalk. The Facebook post alleged that the man (inset) threw the bottle from his car to protest against the council for not cleaning the streets.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council is investigating its former Health Department staff member who was accused of littering on the sidewalk of Lebuh Carnarvon in a Facebook post which has since gone viral.
Council mayor Datuk Maimunah Mohd Sharif said littering was an offence punishable with a maximum RM500 fine.
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