SHAH ALAM - Selangor has no jurisdiction over the six drug-related deaths at a recent music festival as it took place in Kuala Lumpur, a state executive councillor said today.

Datuk Teng Chang Kim said he was “shocked” that Barisan Nasional (BN) Kajang by-election candidate Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun had blamed the state government for the incident, which had occurred during the Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) last week.

“Chew Mei Fun should learn her geography. Bukit Jalil is in Kuala Lumpur.

“The issuance for permits for the festival is under the purview of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)... and as for the drugs, it is the police’s responsibility, not Selangor,” he told reporters here.

Yesterday, Chew claimed the deaths could have been avoided had the state government adopted more “effective” policies to tackle existing “social problems”, and attempted to link the drug deaths with the alleged rise of massage parlours and illegal cyber cafes in Selangor since PR took over in 2008.

The MCA vice-president, however, did not show how having massage parlours and cyber cafes would cause more people to take drugs.

The FMFA event, held at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, was an event sanctioned by the federal government, and not Selangor.

According to media reports, six Malaysians aged between 21 and 28 are suspected to have died after taking a new party drug at the FMFA event last weekend.

Fourteen people, mainly Singaporeans, were also admitted to hospital after taking the party drug at the festival.

Police arrested 13 Malaysians and 16 foreigners for drug-related offences during the festival.

Source:The Malay Mail Online