Civil Engineering Design Consultant, Maunsell Sharma & Zakaria, the consulting firm for the design of Ampang-KL Elevated Highway (KLT) has sued Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd for RM50mil for libel.Maunsell Sharma & Zakaria Sdn Bhd, filed the suit at the Civil Division High Court registry at Wisma Denmark in Jalan Ampang here yesterday through their lawyer D.P. Vijandran.
In the suit, the firm claimed that the Utusan Malaysia daily had published defamatory words in two page-one articles on Feb 9 and 10.
It said the articles alleged that there were many cracks in the highway and that these were caused by flaws in the engineering design of the highway.
Apart from damages, the company is seeking an injunction, an apology, interest and costs.
Maunsell Sharma & Zakaria is also the design consultant for Middle-ring Road Two (MRR2).
Apart from damages, the company is seeking an injunction, an apology, interest and costs.
Maunsell Sharma & Zakaria is also the design consultant for Middle-ring Road Two (MRR2).
Yesterday, Works Minister Samy Vellu admitted in Parliament that defective design was one of the reasons for the cracks in the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)."The steel placement did not follow specifications," Samy said in reply to a question from Speaker Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib.
Ramli had interrupted Samy Vellu when the minister was giving a technical explanation for the cracks on the MRR2 highway in reply to questions from Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera) and other MPs.
Samy Vellu said his ministry monitored bridges and flyovers but only the MRR2 was found to have "serious defects".
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