Arrest Of 2 Durian Farmers In Raub Based On Solid Evidence Says Mb

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Pahang menteri besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail advised all parties to respect a recent High Court decision against 186 Musang King planters around Raub who sued the government for evicting them. (Bernama pic)KUANTAN: The arrest of two people, accused of land encroachment in a forest in Raub yesterday, was based on solid evidence, says Pahang menteri besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.
He said such enforcement action would not be taken against anyone without reason.
The enforcement officers must have evidence before arresting anyone encroaching on government land, he said after closing the state People’s Representatives’ Wives Welfare Association (Teratai) annual general meeting today.
He was commenting on media reports on the arrest of two illegal Musang King durian planters in an operation dubbed “Ops Sekat”, in Sungai Ruan, Raub, yesterday.
On the court’s dismissal of the judicial review application by 186 Musang King planters around Raub against the Pahang government’s decision to issue eviction notices, Wan Rosdy advised all parties to respect the court’s decision.
On Wednesday, the Kuantan High Court dismissed a judicial review application by Musang King durian planters around Raub to challenge the Pahang government’s decision to issue eviction notices against them and ordered the planters to pay costs amounting to RM600,000 to all respondents.
In August 2020, the durian planters filed the application for a judicial review against a state government order for them to vacate their farms covering 2,167ha around Raub, including in Sungai Ruan, Sungai Chali and Sungai Klau.
They named the Raub district land administrator, Pahang forestry director, the state authorities, the Pahang state government, Pahang State Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPP) and Royal Pahang Durian Resources PKPP Sdn Bhd as the respondents. - FMT

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