It also asks why the Penang Island City Council can claim no responsibility for a wall being built without a permit.
A local Penang NGO - Citizens Awareness Chant Group - has called on the Attorney-General’s Chambers to push for deterrent sentences for those responsible for landslides that caused deaths.
Yan Lee has also questioned why the Penang Island City Council could claim no responsibility for the latestHe said MBPP had claimed the owner of the Lost Paradise Resort hotel had not obtained permission to erect the retaining wall that collapsed on that fateful night. MBPP mayor Yew Tung Seang also vowed to use the existing laws to act on those responsible for the landslide, saying all landowners must obtain approval from the council before commencing construction work, even though it is done on their private land.
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