MANY questions have arisen from the sudden introduction in the inquest into Teoh Beng Hock‘s death of a note purportedly found in the DAP aide’s bag. More than a year after the inquest started, the Attorney-General (AG)’s Chambers surprised the coroner’s court on 9 Aug 2010, saying it wanted to introduce the note which “may […]
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Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Whither MACC?
By Ding Jo-AnnONE year ago, on 16 July 2009, DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock was found dead at the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Shah Alam. Teoh had been interrogated for almost 11 hours. The inquest into his mysterious death is still ongoing. More recently, the MACC summoned two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor […]
Are the police shooting to kill?
By Ding Jo-AnnNorizan Salleh (file pic) POLICE-shooting victim Norizan Salleh never imagined she would ever be shot at. She describes how she felt lying on a highway near Gombak on 30 Oct 2009 after being shot five times by the police while on her way home: “I kept asking myself, ‘Betul ke, saya kena tembak? Is this […]
80% chance of homicide in Teoh’s case
Teoh Beng Hock suffered several injuries before his fall SHAH ALAM, 21 Oct 2009: Well-known Thai pathologist Dr Porntip Rojanasunan told the coroner’s court here today that there was an 80% possibility of homicide and 20% chance of suicide in the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. Testifying in English, she said Teoh suffered […]
Teoh’s inquest resumes
SHAH ALAM, 5 Aug 2009: The inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock resumed at 9.10am today, with the security guard who found Teoh’s body, Siti Zabedah Yahya, being the first to testify. Lawyer Tan Hock Chuan, who was appointed by the government and is assisting coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas in the […]
Royal commission only after inquest
PEKAN, 4 Aug 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today once again stressed that the Royal Commission of Inquiry to study the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)’s interrogation methods would only begin its work after the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock was completed. The prime minister said the inquest into Teoh’s death […]
Inquest into Teoh’s death adjourned (Updated 5.40pm)
Updated 5:40pm, 29 July 2009 SHAH ALAM, 29 July 2009: The inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock has been adjourned to 5 Aug. Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas adjourned the hearing to enable lawyer Gobind Singh Deo (representing Teoh’s family), lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (representing the Selangor government) and the Bar Council […]
Inquest into Teoh’s death tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 July 2009: The inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock will begin tomorrow at the Shah Alam magistrate’s court to determine the cause of death. Teoh, 30, was the political aide to Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah. He was found dead on 16 July 2009 on the fifth […]
AG’s explanation “misleading” (Updated 12:30pm, 29 July 2009)
By Sivarasa RasiahUpdated at 12:30pm, 29 July 2009 ATTORNEY General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail’s argument for setting up an inquest to look into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock is simply that, as there is a specific provision under the Criminal Procedure Code for such an inquiry, “it is only proper that a […]
Police investigation ready before inquest
KUALA SELANGOR, 23 July 2009: The police investigation into the death of Teoh Beng Hock is expected to be completed before the inquest into the death of the political aide starts next week, said Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar. The police investigation was about 10% to 15% near completion, he told reporters after […]