No arrests made so far in chemical contamination in Johor, says IGP
Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said no arrests have been made so far in connection to the chemical contamination in Pasir Gudang. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
“We have received 51 police reports, the investigation papers have been opened and the case is being investigated under Section 278 of the Penal Code and Section 284 of the Penal Code ,” he said during a press conference here today. In another development, Mohamad Fuzi said his the police had received more than 50 reports on the World Woman’s Day protest last Saturday and was completing investigations into the case.
Yesterday, a news portal reported calls from a certain party for the police to stop investigations into the case.
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