Factory hands held over pollution of Sungai Gong

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selayang Magistrate’s Court ordered two factory workers to be remanded for six days to help investigations into the pollution of Sungai Gong in Rawang that disrupted water supply for 1.2 million consumer accounts in the Klang Valley.

Magistrate Nik Mohd Fadli Nik Azlan issued the remand order against the two men, aged 20 and 57. They were brought to the Selayang Courts Complex after they were arrested at a premises in Jalan Batu Arang, Rawang.

They are being held under Section 430 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between five and 30 years or a fine, or both, upon conviction.

Four factory managers, all brothers aged between 50 and 60, were remanded over the same issue. — Bernama