Water sabotage charges show govt serious, says minister


The charging of two men with sabotaging water services in Selangor are proof that the government is serious about tackling environmental crimes, says Minister of Environment and Water Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 24, 2020.

THE prosecution of two individuals under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) for sabotaging water services in Selangor yesterday clearly demonstrates that the Ministry of Environment and Water will not compromise on environmental crimes.

Its minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, in a statement, described the move as a positive development, and the case made history as the first environmental crime case in Malaysia to be charged under Section 124K of the Penal Code, which provides for life imprisonment, if convicted.


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