Move to get a fairer penalty for Sg Kim Kim pollution case


THE state government will be appealing to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s (DPP) office to review the Johor Baru Sessions Court’s decision to fine a company RM320,000 for polluting Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang in 2019.

State housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor (pic) said that Sungai Kim Kim was one of 14 polluted rivers in the state that have now recovered.

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