JB High Court grants bail to Singaporean involved in chemical dumping in Pasir Gudang

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The High Court overturned an earlier decision by the Sessions Court which rejected bail on the grounds of the offender being a foreigner

According to Johor Bahru High Court judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid, “The Sungai Kim Kim incident has been receiving attention not only in Johor but also throughout Malaysia as it has been intensively reported by the media.

Three people in all have been charged over the illegal dumping of noxious chemicals into Sungai Kim Kim on March 7. Mr Wang and two other Malaysians, Yap Yoke Liang, age 36, and N Maridass, 35. Messrs Yap and Wang are facing a total of 32 charges between them. Mr Maridass faces only one charge for the unlawful dumping of the chemicals in Sungai Kim Kim.

According to Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd, the chief of police in Johor, there is another Singaporean whom the police are looking for in connection to the illegal dumping. “We are tracking down the man and will be conducting further investigations in this case.”, age 49, who is also a director of the company that processes used tires.

 

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