the straw that will break the camel's back?

a death in MACC? will this be the straw that will break the camel's back? will there be a cover-up? all malaysia demands an answer.

read all about it in the following blogs below:

http://www.jeffooi.com/2009/07/macc_death_row_teo_was_to_get.php

http://jelas.info/2009/07/16/vigil-for-teo-beng-hock-at-plaza-masalam-830pm-tonight-thursday/

http://votecharles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/candlelight-vigil-at-macc-building-830pm-tonight/

http://jelas.info/2009/07/16/teo-beng-hocks-extremely-bizzare-plunging-to-death-from-14th-floor-of-macc-office/

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comments from PR reps here:

Lau Weng San, DAP Kampung Tunku assemblyperson

MACC should provide a full explanation. I would ask that the investigating officers be suspended until a thorough investigation is done.


It is difficult to continue cooperating with MACC (on the investigation of corruption charges) when our personal safety is not guaranteed. They better arrest me than record my statement if I am going to subjected to 'torture'.

MACC should get its priority straight. This is a case which involves (relatively) lower amount of money; it involves a few thousand, at most RM10 000. Why conduct an overnight investigation? There are other scandals which involve billions. What was the urgency for an all night probe when MACC has all the documents?

Teo was a healthy, energetic young man and his death comes as a shock. There was no need for him to commit suicide.

Teresa Kok, Selangor exco and DAP Kinrara assemblyperson

MACC has to be responsible for the death. There are a lot of questions being raised. Why did it (the investigation) drag on for so long? Why did MACC deny Teo access to a lawyer? Why should he (Teo) hang around the office (after he was released), and what sort of investigation was being carried out?

We are all very sad with the death of Teo which we hold MACC responsible for.

Hannah Yeoh, DAP Subang assemblyperson

I am extremely traumatised and shocked by Teo's death. I last spoke to him yesterday, after lunch, before MACC came to us. He was a friend of mine.

I do not know what to say because at the moment we do not know what really happened to him. I now fear for the safety of my assistant.

Elizabeth Wong, Selangor exco and PKR Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson

I am shocked and outraged. This tragic incident is another reminder of the recklessness of supposedly public institutions like the MACC in pursuing the goals of its political masters.


Let me be clear, I hold the MACC responsible for Teo's death. The shameless press conference this afternoon by MACC director of investigations Shukri Abdull is the biggest insult to the death of an innocent young man, and to Malaysians at large.

Does the MACC think it holds powers greater than the police when it interrogated Teo from 5pm to 4am the next day? In the face of such a frightening incident, I will not allow any of my staff to be taken in for questioning by MACC unless accompanied by their legal counsel.

The police must seal off Plaza Masalam and take into custody all those involved in the interrogation. Shukri should save whatever honour he and the MACC has left by resigning.

Tony Pua, DAP MP for Petaling Jaya Utara

Whatever it is, he was under their care. And it is fishing expedition, of people who will be the last person in the world to take money. This has gone completely over board.

Tan Seng Giaw , DAP MP for Kepong

We should let the police investigate first? Some people say there is foul play but let police investigate first.

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, PKR president

PKR is shocked and saddened by this incident. We want an immediate and thorough probe to be carried out by the police and MACC. Immediate action must be taken to ensure that justice is served.

Comments

sp lim said…
There is another article that maybe you should link. RPK's. Though I don't treat everything that RPK writes as the gospel truth, his take on this incident seems plausible and not inconceivable.

There is going to be an anti-ISA rally on the 1st of August. At first I was thinking of skipping it as I've committed to a TEE course. But I think with this incident, every God fearing citizen should participate.

We should tell the Govt, no more inhumane laws. No more inhumane law enforcement agencies, PDRM, MACC & RELA. No more inhumane interrogation techniques. No more disregard for the sanctity of life.

How many more Kugans must die? How many more Beng Hocks must die? How many more nameless migrants/refugees must die?

No more! Enough is enough!