JOHOR BARU: A non-executive director of a used tyre processing factory claimed trial to abetting three others to dispose of scheduled waste into Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang last month. Singaporean Sim Wei Der pleaded not guilty when the charge was read out to him before Sessions Court judge Jailani Rahman. The 50-year-old was charged with abetting N. Maridass, Yap Yoke Liang and Wang Jing Chao to dispose oil waste and sludge that were listed in the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Waste) Regulations 2005 into Sungai Kim Kim. The accused is alleged to have committed the offence near the Sungai Kim Kim bridge­-widening project site, Jalan Kota Masai 1, Pasir Gudang, between 12.01am and 1am on March 7. The prosecution was represented by Johor prosecution director Amir Nasruddin while lawyer Joshua Tay appeared for Sim.

Source: thestar April 25, 2019 23:38 UTC