Shortcuts opened without consulting residents, says Taman Akasia RA chairman

Taman Akasia Residents Association chairman Mohd Shari Mohamed Amin (left) and Pengkalan Batu assemblyman Norhizam Hassan Baktee (centre) showing the police reports lodged by residents several years ago after a dialogue to discuss the closure of a shortcut connecting Jalan Akasia 4 to Jalan Pulau Nibong. -A.Malex Yahaya/The Star

MELAKA: The two controversial shortcuts - now scheduled to be closed - connecting Pulau Nibong to Jalan Akasia 4 and Jalan Akasia 7 respectively, were opened without consulting the residents of Taman Akasia in Pengkalan Batu here, says the residents association.

The man responsible for the shortcuts was Md Derus Tompang, the 58-year-old who was seen having a heated exchange with Pengkalan Batu assemblyman Norhizam Hassan Baktee in a recent viral video, claims Taman Akasia Residents Association chairman Mohd Shari Mohamed Amin.