Bukit Antarabangsa: Not the time to point fingers?
Anwar Ibrahim’s latest statement on Bukit Antarabangsa landslide tragedy, ‘Not the time to point fingers‘ does make sense but I beg to differ, nevertheless.
With so many unfortunate incidents involving hillslope developments that had claimed so many lives, NOW IS THE TIME to point fingers…. and make those responsible to pay the price of their negligence.
Yes, I agree with Anwar that the focus now should be on finding out the cause of the tragedy but what would that achieve if there is no one responsible to follow up on the remedial steps to ensure similar landslides does not happen again. And due to the severity of the issue at hand, those who had failed to carry out their duties should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Bukit Antarabangsa is one case where those who had not carried out their duty should be identified and punished accordingly for their incompetency. The residents of the surrounding areas had been fighting for their cause for a long time but as we all know there has been lukewarm response from those who could have done everything within their power to avoid the tragedy.
Granted, landslides are not really within our control however mind you, hill-slope property developments are common throughout the world but in most other countries all parties involved are responsible lot especially those who enforce related laws and regulations to ensure the safety of the public. But knowing how things work in this Bolehland, we have no choice but to start pointing fingers and prosecute them, hopefully that would make others learn their lessons in the future.
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