Four brothers in Sg Gong pollution case remanded six days

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Four factory managers suspected of being involved in the water pollution incident of Sungai Gong, Rawang have been remanded for six days beginning Saturday (Sept 5).

Selangor police chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin said the suspects, aged between 50 and 60, would be remanded until Thursday for further investigations.

He said the suspects, who were brothers, had been managing the factory since their father’s death.

The remand order was issued by Sessions Court judge Nurul Mardhiah Mohamed Redza.

Noor Azam said three of the suspects were detained at their homes in Selayang at about 11.20pm on Friday night, while the fourth suspect was arrested when he reported at the Gombak district police station with his lawyer at 12.30am later in the same night.

The case is being investigated under Section 430 of the Penal Code, and all of the suspects have been brought to the Gombak district police headquarters for further investigation.

Following the pollution that is suspected to have been from the factory, four Sungai Selangor water treatment plants (LRA) had to suspend operations on Thursday. This disrupted water supply to a total of 1,292 areas in the Klang Valley, including Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Kuala Langat.

Nearly 1.2 million consumer accounts were affected by the water disruption. – Bernama