The Star
by M. SHAMINEE
by M. SHAMINEE
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysians for Beng Hock Movement is proposing seven names including that of former deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam be appointed to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on circumstances surrounding the late Teoh Beng Hock’s death.
A total of 123 civil society organisations have supported the proposal and urged the federal government to only finalise the royal commission members after consulting Teoh’s family, the Bar Council, Selangor state government and human rights community to ensure full consultation and credibility.
Other names suggested include Bar Council president and former president of the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) Raja Aziz Addruse, former Court of Appeal judge Datuk N.H. Chan, former Inspector General of Police Tun Haniff Omar, former Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenivasan, and director of Tenaganita Dr Irene Fernandez.
The seventh person should be a medical professional appointed upon consultation of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), said the organisations at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall here yesterday.
A total of 123 civil society organisations have supported the proposal and urged the federal government to only finalise the royal commission members after consulting Teoh’s family, the Bar Council, Selangor state government and human rights community to ensure full consultation and credibility.
Other names suggested include Bar Council president and former president of the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) Raja Aziz Addruse, former Court of Appeal judge Datuk N.H. Chan, former Inspector General of Police Tun Haniff Omar, former Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenivasan, and director of Tenaganita Dr Irene Fernandez.
The seventh person should be a medical professional appointed upon consultation of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), said the organisations at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall here yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) president Tan Yew Sing said they initiated the move because the outcome had not cleared the many doubts pertaining to Teoh’s death.
Teoh, who was political secretary to Seri Kemnbangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009, on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam after being questioned by the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
A coroner’s court returned an open verdict on Teoh’s death last week.
Teoh, who was political secretary to Seri Kemnbangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009, on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam after being questioned by the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
A coroner’s court returned an open verdict on Teoh’s death last week.
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