Azmin: Luas already lodged a police report on Sungai Semenyih contamination

KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali today confirmed that a police report has been lodged over the issue surrounding the contamination of Sungai Semenyih.

He said the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) had taken the initiative to file the report asking police to launch an investigation into the matter after unidentified odour from the river forced the closure of Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant last month.

"Luas has taken the initiative to lodge a police report so that police can investigate on this matter.

"We want the culprit behind this pollution to be taken to justice.” said the Gombak MP.

Earlier, Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar challenged Azmin to lodge a police report over the allegation that the contamination was an act of sabotage by Barisan Nasional and Umno.

He said the state government should also produce evidence to the police on the alleged sabotage claim.

“We want to see if the allegation is true but then again the Opposition is good at finding excuses and put the blame on others, that's their culture.

“For example, the state government claimed before that the water pollution was due to sabotage by Syabas workers, but they were suspended in early in September whereas the pollution in Sungai Semenyih only happened later that month,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.

Noh, who is also Tanjung Karang MP and Selangor Umno liaison committee chief added that BN and Umno have nothing to gain by using such dirty tactics that cause difficulties to the people.

He added that Umno has no plan to take legal action against Azmin for making the allegation and considered it as a 'childish statement’.