Penang City Council Under Fire After Auctioning Farmer S Cattle

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Parti Rakyat Malaysia questions why the farmer's attempts to appeal were ignored as the farmer said his animals were always roped, did not roam freely and did not disrupt traffic as alleged.
A Parti Rakyat Malaysia leader in Penang said a Tanjung Tokong farmer’s cattle were auctioned despite his denials that the animals had disrupted traffic. (Bernama file pic)PETALING JAYA: The Penang Island City Council has come under fire after it seized a farmer’s cattle from a village in Tanjung Tokong and auctioned them following complaints of traffic disruption
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) urged the state government to deal with the matter in a transparent and fair manner.
PRM’s Bukit Bendera chairman Davy Chong said the farmer, Shahrizal “Jose Rizal” Ahmad, had denied that his cattle had obstructed traffic. Shahrizal had said his cattle were always secured with ropes and were not the ones that were roaming freely.
He also claimed to have written several letters to the council, but these were either rejected or left unanswered, Chong said. Shahrizal had also sought help from state executive councillor Fahmi Zainol, but only managed to meet with his secretary.
Chong said two of Shahrizal’s animals were seized, one on July 29 and another on Aug 2, and were auctioned this month despite Shahrizal’s attempts to appeal.
Chong questioned why the authorities did not issue any summons or demand a fine of RM4,000. Instead, they stated that the cattle would be auctioned. He said Shahrizal has since lodged a police report.
FMT is awaiting a response from the city council. - FMT

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