MPs raise more questions than answers in debate on landslide
[...] The emergency motion on Saturday’s Bukit Antarabangsa landslide raised more questions than answers as lawmakers could not agree on who should be held responsible for the incident.
However, it appears that the immunity of local authorities which also took centre stage in the 1993 Highland Towers tragedy, will also be a source of controversy this time around.
A day short of the 15th anniversary of the landslide that claimed 48 lives, Azmin Ali, (PKR-Gombak) who is also the assemblyman for Bukit Antarabangsa, asked to know who is responsible.
“In 2001, the Housing and Local Government ministry released guidelines on total planning. But they have not been taken into account when projects are approved.
“In my constituency, there have been nine hillside projects, approved in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Who is responsible for approving these projects when the ministry guidelines prohibited projects on slopes of more than 25 degree incline?” he said.[read more]
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