The British investigator appointed by the RCI will analyse the note with Teoh Beng Hock's handwriting.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock revealed today that the “goodbye” note with Teoh’s handwriting had been handed over to the British investigating officer appointed by the RCI.
RCI chairman James Foong Cheng Yuen said the investigator, Michael Leslie Squires, would inform the commission about the results of his analysis soon.
At the inquest at the Shah Alam Coroner’s Court, chemist Wong Kong Yong had confirmed that part of the scribbling in Bahasa Malaysia on a note found on Teoh’s sling bag and the Bahasa Malaysia scribbling on his (Teoh’s) notebook were from the same person.
Wong had also said that the scribbling of Chinese characters on both specimens showed similarities and that most probably they were written by the same person.
The note was found by investigating officer ASP Ahmad Nazri Zainal and was tendered as an exhibit during the inquest.
Foong also said that Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand and British forensic expert Prof Dr Peter Vanezis would testify before the inquiry on March 16-17 and March 29-30 respectively.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) acting senior superintendent Azian Omar told the inquiry that the MACC had no single guideline on the time limit for questioning witnesses.
Azian said that it was normal for MACC investigating officers to carry out the questioning at night until early in the morning in their office.
She said that if the sessions involved suspects, these would normally took place during daytime because the suspects need to be sent back to the lock-up by 7pm.
Questioning a witness, however, could take place at any time of the day, she said.
Asked by Foong whether MACC officers were allowed to carry out such a session until 4am, Azian said there had been such instances.
She also said that MACC officers would normally ask a suspect about the state of his health and emotion but would not normally do so to a witness.
On hearing the this, Foong remarked in jest that it would then be better to become a suspect than a witness.
Stern voice
Continuing with her testimony, Azian said some investigating officers preferred to carry out the questioning in meeting rooms, in their offices or in the living room.
She also said that most of the witnesses chose to have their complete statement taken on the same day so that they need not come back to the MACC office.
In certain cases, however, witnesses were not allowed to return home to prevent them from having the opportunities to make up stories, she said.
She also stressed that the duties of a MACC officer was different from that of a police officer because it involved numerous documents and took time to complete.
On the action of some witnesses who chose to stay put at the MACC office and not return home despite having been allowed to do so, Azian said it was a normal thing.
She said that she herself had seen witnesses sleeping on the couch in her office.
Earlier in today’s proceedings, Azian said MACC chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed had come to the Selangor MACC office and asked those present, in a stern voice, to tell him what had actually happened.
However, the staff remained silent because they were not in the office at the time of the incident and that they were not involved in the investigation on Teoh, she said.
Teoh, 30, an aide to Selangor executive council member Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009 on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, a day after giving his statement to the Selangor MACC, located on the 14th floor of the same building.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak ordered the setting up of the RCI on Jan 25 this year to investigate into Teoh’s death after the Coroner’s Court returned an open verdict on the case.
The inquiry resumes tomorrow.
-Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock revealed today that the “goodbye” note with Teoh’s handwriting had been handed over to the British investigating officer appointed by the RCI.RCI chairman James Foong Cheng Yuen said the investigator, Michael Leslie Squires, would inform the commission about the results of his analysis soon.
At the inquest at the Shah Alam Coroner’s Court, chemist Wong Kong Yong had confirmed that part of the scribbling in Bahasa Malaysia on a note found on Teoh’s sling bag and the Bahasa Malaysia scribbling on his (Teoh’s) notebook were from the same person.
Wong had also said that the scribbling of Chinese characters on both specimens showed similarities and that most probably they were written by the same person.
The note was found by investigating officer ASP Ahmad Nazri Zainal and was tendered as an exhibit during the inquest.
Foong also said that Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand and British forensic expert Prof Dr Peter Vanezis would testify before the inquiry on March 16-17 and March 29-30 respectively.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) acting senior superintendent Azian Omar told the inquiry that the MACC had no single guideline on the time limit for questioning witnesses.
Azian said that it was normal for MACC investigating officers to carry out the questioning at night until early in the morning in their office.
She said that if the sessions involved suspects, these would normally took place during daytime because the suspects need to be sent back to the lock-up by 7pm.
Questioning a witness, however, could take place at any time of the day, she said.
Asked by Foong whether MACC officers were allowed to carry out such a session until 4am, Azian said there had been such instances.
She also said that MACC officers would normally ask a suspect about the state of his health and emotion but would not normally do so to a witness.
On hearing the this, Foong remarked in jest that it would then be better to become a suspect than a witness.
Stern voice
Continuing with her testimony, Azian said some investigating officers preferred to carry out the questioning in meeting rooms, in their offices or in the living room.
She also said that most of the witnesses chose to have their complete statement taken on the same day so that they need not come back to the MACC office.
In certain cases, however, witnesses were not allowed to return home to prevent them from having the opportunities to make up stories, she said.
She also stressed that the duties of a MACC officer was different from that of a police officer because it involved numerous documents and took time to complete.
On the action of some witnesses who chose to stay put at the MACC office and not return home despite having been allowed to do so, Azian said it was a normal thing.
She said that she herself had seen witnesses sleeping on the couch in her office.
Earlier in today’s proceedings, Azian said MACC chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed had come to the Selangor MACC office and asked those present, in a stern voice, to tell him what had actually happened.
However, the staff remained silent because they were not in the office at the time of the incident and that they were not involved in the investigation on Teoh, she said.
Teoh, 30, an aide to Selangor executive council member Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009 on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, a day after giving his statement to the Selangor MACC, located on the 14th floor of the same building.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak ordered the setting up of the RCI on Jan 25 this year to investigate into Teoh’s death after the Coroner’s Court returned an open verdict on the case.
The inquiry resumes tomorrow.
-Bernama
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