Sg Kim Kim victims file RM30mil suit against Federal, state governments and 10 others

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JOHOR BARU: Victims of the Sungai Kim Kim toxic pollution, which include fishermen and Pasir Gudang residents, have filed civil suits to seek compensation amounting to RM30mil against 12 parties.

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Lawyer Kamaruddin Ahmad said that the two civil suits were filed at the Johor Baru High Court on Tuesday by the 171 victims against 12 defendants for their negligence in dealing with the Sungai Kim Kim pollution incident in March.

“The second suit named 129 fishermen from seven villages along Sungai Kim Kim, whose income were badly affected due to the pollution, as plaintiffs,” he said when met by reporters outside the High Court here on Wednesday .

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