SHAH ALAM, July 27 – The Selangor government has appointed leading human rights lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar to act for the state administration at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest.
Malik will also be representing the state when the Royal Commission of Inquiry starts its proceedings.
“The state is determined to ensure that the rights of the late Teoh, his family and other state officials who will be testifying at both proceedings are protected at all times,” said Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim today in a statement released by his office.
The inquest into the death of Teoh, a DAP political aide will be held from July 29 to August 12 at the magistrate’s court in Shah Alam.
Teoh, the political aide of Sri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16 outside the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office here.
The day before, he had been taken in for questioning by MACC officers as part of their investigation into the misuse of state allocations by DAP assemblymen.
His death – the circumstances surrounding it and how he died – has left many questions in the minds of Malaysians and a huge outpouring of grief and outrage continues till today.
Despite Teoh’s family, Opposition politicians and the people in general calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate his death, the Cabinet decided otherwise.
There will be a royal inquiry but it will look only into MACC’s interrogation procedures and whether Teoh’s human rights were violated, while his death will be left to an inquest.
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