KEPONG MP Lim Lip Eng has called on the special committee to investigate the death of the late Teoh Beng Hock to complete its probe and reveal the findings soon.
He added that the case, which happened 12 years ago, was reopened during the Pakatan Harapan administration; which was spearheaded by then-Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Therefore, there is already a moral responsibility for the case to be resolved as soon as possible,” Lim said, in a statement.
Teoh, who was serving as an aide to a Selangor state executive councillor then, was found dead at Plaza Masalam after being interrogated overnight by the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commision (MACC) in 2009.
After much pressure from the Opposition and civil society movements, then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak established a royal commission of inquiry to probe Teoh’s death.
While the RCI found that Teoh committed suicide due to “aggressive interrogation tactics employed by three MACC officers”, his family dismissed the findings and held firm to the believe that he was murdered.
Good move on Adib’s case
Meanwhile, Lim hailed the Government’s decision to establish a 10-member special committee to investigate the death of fireman, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim.
He added that appropriate steps should be taken so as the ensure such cases are taken seriously, with the resolution being expedited.
Lim also noted that panel members appointed to the special committee are not bigots as they are individuals with good stature and qualifications.
“To this day, there are still irresponsible individuals and political groups using Adib’s passing as political propaganda. They have also used it to fuel racial and religious issues.
“It is time for such cases to be given due attention. We can no longer allow extreme political interference to further cloud investigations like this,” he remarked.
Adib passed away at the National Health Institute (IJN) after being found unconscious during the violence at the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple.
Inquest into his death ruled that the firefighter was assaulted “by three individuals or more” when he was responding to the incident in Seafield.
However, then Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Hamid Bador said that the police could not find evidence that Adib was assaulted during their probe. – Nov 14, 2021.
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