An anti-incinerator group lodged a police report today urging the police to take action based on the findings of the Public Account Committee (PAC).

PAC, in its report released last month, concluded that several high-ranking officers in the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, including the minsitry's secretary-general, National Solid Waste Management Department director, incinerator contractor XCN Technology and two experts, were irresponsible in selecting the technology for the incinerators.

Clad in green, several Gabungan Anti Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK) members went to the Tun Lee HS police station in Kuala Lumpur this morning to file the report.

At the same time, representatives of the coalition will also lodge similar police reports in Cameron Highlands and in Batu Pahat.

"This report was released on Nov 11, one month ago. We have given the federal government a month, but no action has been taken.

"Since they do not take action, we decided to take action," GAIK coordinator Lam Choong Wah said.

The group also wants the authorities to halt the operation of XCN Technology's incinerators in Cameron Highlands, Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Tioman and Pulau Pangkor.

GAIK also called for the  tender project for the Kepong incinerator to be dropped until the police investigations are completed.

According to Lam ( right ), a report will also be lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as per the suggestion made to the group by the police.

“We will pursue this matter in Parliament as well, ” he said when asked what the group would do if the police do not take action.

‘Roundtable meeting with three states’

Also present were PAS environmental bureau chief Zulkefly Mohamad Omar and GAIK's Pangkor representative, Tan Ching Seong.

Zulkefly said the coalition will have a roundtable meeting in Shah Alam next month, with the state executive councillors in charge of waste management from the three Pakatan Rakyat-ruled states of Penang, Kelantan and Selangor.

“At the same time, we have examples of a number of technology that will be presented to waste management experts, government-linked companies and NGOs. We will value the products and select the best suggestions, which we will present to the three states.

“The federal government and BN states have chosen incinerators, which we don't need,” Zulkefly said, adding that the coalitionn has an alternative solution to incinerators.

He said Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali will launch the programme next month and attend it as well.

Tan, on the other hand, shared what he witnessed at the Pangkor incinerator site ( left ) with reporters.

“Last week, I went back (to Pangkor). The problem is worsening. It (the incinerator) was not able to burn all the wastes, so they threw all the wastes back into the original trash mountain.

“The 'trash mountain' had fallen down last week and the harmful fluids from it came out and covered half of the road. The road is only left half now, ” Tan said.