Kota Kinabalu: Sebuah syarikat pemprosesan makanan laut didenda sejumlah RM60,000 atas empat tuduhan melepaskan efluen perindustrian yang melebihi had piawai ke dalam saluran air daratan.
Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen Elsie Primus menjatuhkan hukuman itu kepada Bismaraya Sdn Bhd selepas pengurusnya mengaku bersalah kepada semua tuduhan terhadap syarikat itu.
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Mahkamah memerintah syarikat itu membayar denda RM15,000 atau penjara dua bulan bagi setiap tuduhan.
Bagi tuduhan pertama, syarikat melepaskan efluen perindustrian mengandungi parameter permintaan oksigen biokimia (BOD) pada 20°C dengan kepekatan 3,020mg/L, yang melebih had piawai B sebanyak 50mg/L.
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