Five walk free in Sg Gong pollution case


KUALA LUMPUR: Five men linked to a heavy machinery workshop have been acquitted and discharged of the offence of dumping hazardous materials into a river five years ago after the prosecution failed to make a prima facie case.

The Selayang Sessions Court here ordered the release of the four board members and a manager charged with polluting Sungai Gong in Rawang.

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