KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Bukit Aman has summoned a reporter from news site to give his statement on a story he wrote about the Klang Valley flood emergency that occurred in December.
According to Gerakan Media Merdeka , a police report was lodged by the National Disaster Management Agency against Sean Augustin for his article titledAs part of the story, an unnamed source was quoted as saying that the Malaysian Armed Forces decided to start evacuating flood victims to relief centres, without waiting for any directive from Nadma.
The source was also quoted as saying that the Selangor government had been reluctant to get the military involved.In the meantime, Geramm has asked the police to be transparent in their investigations and to inform Sean should he require legal representation. In the last two weeks of December, heavy rain battered eight peninsula states — Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Johor and Selangor — causing massive floods, displacing thousands and destroying homes.
The authorities have been criticised for their apparent lack of coordination and delayed response to the natural disaster.You May Also Like
Reminds me of the yellow balloon investigation years ago. Stand your ground.
Nadma lodges a police report? People of Sri Muda and all other flood affected areas that was made worse by the lack of any cohesive plan from Nadma - please lodge your reports now, because I am sure any competent lawyer can make a case for criminal negligence.
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