When you hear stories like this, doesn’t it begin to sound eminently plausible that Teoh Beng Hock was tortured - be it physically or psychologically?
These sound like the kind of men who’d say, have no qualms holding a guy out a window.
The allegations below sound detailed enough to make me doubt they were fabricated, and they are consistent with other reports of torture and abuse made by victims of MACC investigations.
Makes you wonder: Are we running an anti-corruption agency, or gangster training center?
The ‘mystery witness’ at the inquest into political aide Teoh Beng Hock’s death told the court he was tortured and abused by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers in September last year.
T. Sivanesan, the 23-year-old assistant manager of Puncak Rezeki Makmur Sdn Bhd, took the stand as the 20th witness on Wednesday.
He alleged abuse and torture by MACC officers during interrogation, including being hit with a steel rod wrapped in newspaper and being stripped naked.
On Wednesday, when questioned by Gobind Singh Deo, who is holding a watching brief for Teoh’s family, Sivanesan said three men known only as Zulkifli, Ashraf and “J” went to his house in September last year and asked him to follow them to help in an investigation.
He said he was detained at the Selangor MACC office at Plaza Masalam from Sept 4 to 9 in 2008.
He said that at the MACC office, he saw an officer wearing glasses wrapping a newspaper around a steel rod. The officer then put the rod down and slapped his cheek, saying, “You ni keras kepala (You are stubborn).”
Sivanesan said he was asked to strip to his under-garments. The officer known as Ashraf then started to kick, punch and slap him repeatedly while he was handcuffed.
He added that his ankles were also handcuffed after he became more aggressive when expletives touching on race were uttered.
Sivanesan then showed the court a piece torn underwear which he said he was wearing when he was beaten on his private parts.
He said he was treated for injuries sustained in the head, kidneys and private parts at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah.
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