JOHOR BARU - Two directors and a lorry driver of a used tyre-processing company were charged in the Sessions Court here with being involved in the chemical dumping into Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang.
The trio pleaded not guilty when the charges were read before Judge Hakim Jailani Rahman in Johor Baru on Sunday . Johor government offices including the court are open on Sunday. The missing suspect, a businessman, was believed to be one of the owners of a factory which was involved in dumping toxic waste into the river, he said.
Malaysian authorities said last Sunday that the clean-up of the 1.5km polluted stretch of the river was complete, with 1,250 tonnes of soil, water and sludge removed.
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