PETALING JAYA:
Among those who initiated the suit against the company Yip Chee Seng & Sons Sdn Bhd are Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia president Datuk Ibrahim Ali and 16 others, comprising houseowners and businessmen who were affected by the water cut. “We are confident that they are the ones responsible and are the source of what led to the shutdown of the water plants. We will claim damages from them.”When asked byif it was premature to file the summons as investigations are ongoing and it has yet to be determined if the company was responsible, Mohd Khairul said: “They will have to defend themselves in court. If they are not responsible for the pollution, they can apply to strike out the suit. That is their right.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said yesterday an investigation has started to ascertain if there were elements of corruption involving any party, including enforcement agencies, in the pollution incident that led to the water supply disruption.Over one million households and businesses in the Klang Valley were affected by the water cut last week after four treatment plants were shut due to the contamination by effluents.