By CHRISTINA TAN
KLANG: The family of the late Datuk Zakaria Md Deros has apologised for building a fence and planting fruits on the state land before getting approval.
“We did not intent to go against the law,” said Zakaria’s son Zainuri who represented his family members.
Zainuri said the family had applied for temporary occupation of the land from the district office on Jun 25, 2007, however, the family did not get any reply.
The family only found out its application had been rejected through a press statement made by the Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim last Wednesday, he said.
Zainuri said his family had submitted a letter of appeal to the district office on Monday after a family discussion.
“We pray and hope the district office and the state government would reconsider our application and allow us to keep the plants and turn it into a green area.
“We will appoint a licensed surveyor and rebuild a new fencing at our border,” he said, adding that the family received a notice dated Nov 13 from the district office last week requesting them to clear the land.
Zainuri said the family also hoped the present fencing could be retained to protect the green area.
He added that his family had occupied the land by building fencing and growing fruits because they believed the state government had no plans for the land.
He added that his family had occupied the land by building fencing and growing fruits because they believed the state government had no plans for the land.
However, he said no permanent structures were built.
Zainuri also said his mother was upset by the matter and the family hoped the issue could be resolved as soon as possible.
The late former Port Klang state assemblymans was in the limelight again when former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo had thrown several challenges at the Pakatan Rakyat state government during state assembly meeting to take action over the dead man’s controversial mansion in Kampung Idaman here.
On Nov 12, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was reported saying that Zakaria’s family was given a month to remove the fencing of the mansion that was built on 2,267 sq m state land.
Zakaria, a former Klang councillor, hogged the headlines last year when he had a run-in with the law for not submitting the building plans for the mansion.
Zakaria, a former Klang councillor, hogged the headlines last year when he had a run-in with the law for not submitting the building plans for the mansion.
He died of a heart attack shortly after the March general election. -- the Star Online
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