KUALA LUMPUR: Cases involving environmental crimes convicted in court increased to 409 cases last year compared to 289 cases in 2019, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
In this regard, he said heavier and proportionate punishment should be imposed on environmental criminals because pollution has affected the environmental ecosystem, negatively impacting the quality of health, safety and well-being of the people.
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