Don't make us wait for eternity, Teoh Beng Hock's family tells PM
Published: Oct 1, 2024 5:40 PM
Teoh Beng Hock’s family has asked Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to walk the talk on the re-investigation into the political aide’s death.
They reminded him that two months had passed since they met with him on Aug 1 to discuss the matter.
"The prime minister promised to discuss with the inspector-general of police and the attorney-general on how to reopen the case, but we have not seen any action from the police so far.
"The prime minister said that the police investigation will also study the Teoh family's request and refer to the Court of Appeal's judgment.
"So far, we have not seen the police thoroughly investigate the MACC officials who interrogated Beng Hock based on the conclusion of the Court of Appeal that his death was ‘caused by illegal acts of one or more unknown persons’,” the family said in a statement today.
The Teoh family met with Anwar on Aug 1
Following the Aug 1 meeting in Putrajaya, Anwar pledged to reopen the investigation.
“I guarantee the investigation this time will be conducted fairly and transparently without interference from any party.
“In particular, it will consider the Court of Appeal’s views on this case on Sept 5,” he had said.
On Aug 21, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the police were reviewing the investigation papers on Beng Hock’s case.
The police were also seeking views and advice from the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action, he added.
Apply same momentum as other cases
The family pointed to the authorities’ swift and resolute action in the recent child sexual assault cases involving Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH).
"The Teoh family praises the police for strictly enforcing the law to protect the basic human rights of children.
"We also hope that the police will reinvestigate Beng Hock's case with the same momentum, find out the real culprit and severely punish those who violate the law.
"In another two months, it will be the second anniversary of Anwar's government. We hope to see substantial progress in the investigation. Waiting should not be an eternal process," they added.
Following the Aug 1 meeting in Putrajaya, Anwar pledged to reopen the investigation.
“I guarantee the investigation this time will be conducted fairly and transparently without interference from any party.
“In particular, it will consider the Court of Appeal’s views on this case on Sept 5,” he had said.
On Aug 21, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the police were reviewing the investigation papers on Beng Hock’s case.
The police were also seeking views and advice from the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action, he added.
Apply same momentum as other cases
The family pointed to the authorities’ swift and resolute action in the recent child sexual assault cases involving Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH).
"The Teoh family praises the police for strictly enforcing the law to protect the basic human rights of children.
"We also hope that the police will reinvestigate Beng Hock's case with the same momentum, find out the real culprit and severely punish those who violate the law.
"In another two months, it will be the second anniversary of Anwar's government. We hope to see substantial progress in the investigation. Waiting should not be an eternal process," they added.
A portrait of Teoh Beng Hock
The family has been lobbying for a murder investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code instead of “wrongful confinement” under Section 342.
The Court of Appeal found in 2014 that Beng Hock’s death in 2009 was caused by one or several unknown persons including MACC officers.
The 30-year-old political aide to then Seri Kembangan DAP assemblyperson Ean Yong Hian Wah was found dead on the fifth-floor service corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009 after being questioned overnight on the 14th floor of the then-Selangor MACC headquarters.
The family has been lobbying for a murder investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code instead of “wrongful confinement” under Section 342.
The Court of Appeal found in 2014 that Beng Hock’s death in 2009 was caused by one or several unknown persons including MACC officers.
The 30-year-old political aide to then Seri Kembangan DAP assemblyperson Ean Yong Hian Wah was found dead on the fifth-floor service corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009 after being questioned overnight on the 14th floor of the then-Selangor MACC headquarters.
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kt comments:
I've never forgiven Lim KS for abandoning and betraying Teoh Beng Hock who died needlessly for a party which deluded him.
6/01/2017
Let us not forget Teoh Beng Hock
Alas, someone in the DAP might have forgotten
The evil that was perpetuated on a young manBy a Nazi-like organization that has been rotten
Yet easily forgiven by a political flash in the pan
All for grubby politics, none for integrity nor justice
For a man slain on the very eve of his wedding day
Oh we weep, what treachery to become so solicitous
To abandon principles, an evil crime now is gainsay
When is the MACC going to hand over to the police the person responsible for the untimely death of Teoh Beng Hock?
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DAP leader Lim Kit Siang shook hands with Rohaizad Yaakob, a top Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) official to show the opposition’s solidarity with the MACC Yet just a year earlier Kit Siang in his article, titled "Malaysians will not rest until justice is done for the killing of Teoh Beng Hock" said DAP and Pakatan Rakyat would continue to highlight the injustice of Teoh Beng Hock’s unresolved murder what utter bullshit |
But I haven't!
When is the MACC going to hand over to the police the person responsible for the untimely death of Teoh Beng Hock?
8/06/2015
Forgetting Teoh Beng Hock
Hey, my late name was Teoh Beng Hock
Is that even in your memory
Or just a wee footnote in history
My story soon to become mere talk-cock
Those who sinned against me
Cursing my family with veritable untold woes
Making Er Jia a fatherless baby
And those men with no pity
Have become icons by you, your new heroes
Thou faithless headless chooks
Cursing my family with veritable untold woes
Making Er Jia a fatherless baby
And those men with no pity
Have become icons by you, your new heroes
Thou faithless headless chooks
Have further insulted my already grieving family
Giving the enemy support but not rebukes
Ever greater pain my family now brooks
All because of your sad self-interest treachery
Giving the enemy support but not rebukes
Ever greater pain my family now brooks
All because of your sad self-interest treachery
Bhai once said don't be immoral
In desperately seeking victory without morality
Nor should one be ever unethical
But safeguard and value our principle
To never sacrifice and replace with hypocrisy
In desperately seeking victory without morality
Nor should one be ever unethical
But safeguard and value our principle
To never sacrifice and replace with hypocrisy
YOU UNMITIGATED HYPOCRITICAL BASTARDS!
Read also my KTemoc Komposes posts:
(1) Remembering Teoh Beng Hock
(2) The murder of Teoh Beng Hock
(3) I work for the rights of the dead
And read Malaysiakini:
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