Idham Wazir A Wahab, 53, said his son, Irfan Wafiy, 17, only got a “B” in the subject because of the condition.

“Irfan is sitting for the SPM examination this year. He used to get a CGPA of 3.96. He should be able to get a CGPA of 4.0, but due to his illness he only got a ‘B’ for PE,” he said when questioned by lawyer Phang Soon Mun, representing P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd and two of the company directors.

Today is the fourth day of hearing of a RM30 million lawsuit filed by 42 plaintiffs over the river pollution incident. The hearing was before Justice Shamsulbahri Ibrahim.

Irfan is named the first of the 42 plaintiffs in the suit. The plaintiffs comprising school students and other members of the public are represented by lawyers Kamarudin Ahmad, Walter Pereira, S Kemkumar Savior Lopez and Radiyah Abdul Karim.

They filed the suit in July 2019, naming 12 defendants, including the Johor government, the state environment department and irrigation and drainage department, P Tech Resource and MPPG.

When answering questions from Pereira, Idham Wazir said his son would have failed in the subject if he had been given an “E”.

Meanwhile, when asked by lawyer Faizal Ahmad, representing the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council (now known as the Pasir Gudang City Council) regarding the medical document stating that his son had myokymia due to the pollution, Idham Wazir said he could submit the document to the court.

He said he was referring to a medical report by a neurologist when the examination was done in 2021.

Idham Wazir admitted to not getting an opinion from a third party, including other medical experts, regarding the myokymia his son had been suffering from since 2021.

The March 2019 incident allegedly affected the health of more than 2,000 civilians and caused 111 schools in Pasir Gudang to be closed.

The hearing continues on Jan 16 and 17 next year.