In Pahang, Malaysia, a businessman, paid men to cut down a protected tree in front of his shop. During court proceedings on July 4, he covered his face with a paper sheet. The tree, a yellow flame tree over fifty years old, obstructed his kitchen decoration shop.
Business man faces charges for tree felling
The unauthorised feeling was recorded on Facebook, leading the Kuantan City Council to take action. The council considered the peltophorum pterocarpum tree a heritage tree and had incurred significant preservation costs.
Liau faced charges under Section 35H of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976, resulting in a RM4,000 fine or two months’ imprisonment. His counsel expressed remorse and commitment to better actions in the future.
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