KUALA LUMPUR: A man linked to the latest water pollution incident in Sungai Selangor has been remanded for seven days beginning today.
Bernama reported that magistrate Nor Hafizah Rajuni issued the remand against the suspect to facilitate a probe into the odour pollution at the raw water source in Sungai Selangor which led to the closure of several water treatment plants on Tuesday.
The investigation was conducted under Section 430 of the Penal Code which is committing mischief by discharging effluents that disrupted piped water supply.
The suspect arrived at 8.30am at the court complex after being arrested yesterday.
On Nov 11, four suspects, including two directors of a road works construction company were also remanded for seven days under the same Section for the same incident.
The suspects comprised a 40-year old woman and a 43-year old man who are the company directors, and two workers including a foreigner from Bangladesh aged 42 and 33 respectively.
Earlier, Selangor Criminal Investigations Department chief Datuk Fadzil Ahmat said initial investigations found that the female suspect was a nominee registered under the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) who rented a premises at Jalan Velox 2, Rawang.
"A local man and his Bangladeshi worker also placed chemical stocks at the rented premises.
"It is believed that the disposal of chemical residue through a sewage hole at the premises led to the outflow of the contaminated substance, resulting in the pollution," he said in a statement.
Four major water treatment plants (LRAs) in Selangor were forced to shut down due to the pollution.
Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) said as a result, 1,139,008 accounts in 1,279 areas in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Kuala Langat were affected by water supply disruptions.