15 more charges levelled at factory directors
JOHOR BARU: The directors of a used tyre processing factory were yesterday charged at the Sessions Court with 15 offences under two environmental regulations.
Yap Yoke Liang and Wang Jing Chao, directors of P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd, were accused of failing to conduct air quality monitoring and failing to notify the authorities about the production of a scheduled waste.
They were each charged under Regulation 16(1) of the Environmental Quality Regulations (Clean Air) 2014 and seven charges under Regulation 3(1) of the Environmental Quality Regulations (Scheduled Wastes) 2004.
For the offences under Regulation 16(1), they are facing a fine of not more than RM100,000 or jail of not more than two years, or both, upon conviction.
For the offences under Regulation 3(1), they are facing a fine of not more than RM10,000 or jail of not more than one year, or both, upon conviction.
Both pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Judge Jailani Rahman set bail at RM15,000 for each offence under Regulation 16(1) and RM3,000 for each offence under Regulation 3(1), with one surety for each accused.
Jailani ordered Wang, a Singaporean, to report himself at the Pasir Gudang police station on the first of each month.
He set April 30 for mention of the case.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Asyraf Md Kamal appeared for the prosecution, while the accused were represented by counsel G. Subramanian Nair.
On Sunday, Yap and Wang, along with lorry driver N. Maridass were charged at the same court with illegally disposing of scheduled substances into Sungai Kim Kim early this month.
Yap and Wang were accused of conspiring with Maridass to dispose of a scheduled substance into Sungai Kim Kim using a tanker trailer without the approval from the director of the Department of Environment (DoE) between 12.01am and 1am on March 7.
Maridass was accused of disposing of a scheduled substance into Sungai Kim Kim using a tanker trailer without the approval from the director of the DoE at the same time and date.
They were all charged under Section 34B(1)(a) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974, which carries a maximum five years’ jail and a fine of not more than RM500,000 upon conviction.