SUBANG JAYA – Selangor police detained two men yesterday to assist investigations on the diesel pollution cases in Sungai Selangor recently.
State Police Chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin said the two men were both operators and pontoon workers in the river.
“The men who are in their early 30’s were detained at the pontoon in Kuala Selangor and are now remanded for four days until 28 July ,” he told reporters at the closing of the seminar and training on terrorist threats on 25 July.
According to him, the police have so far recorded more than 10 statements for the investigation.
The pollution incident resulted in the halting of four water treatment plants on 21 July and had affected consumers in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Noor Azam said the investigation was also conducted in collaboration with Air Selangor Water Management Sdn Bhd and Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS).
