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Raub, 41, had alleged that Dr Pornthip had leaked information pertaining to the report on Teoh’s second post-mortem.
The application was filed on Jan 5 through counsel Karpal Singh and Gobind Singh Deo.
In his ruling today, Azmil said: “In criminal contempt, intention is not relevant. Instead, the more important thing is whether the act itself had interfered with the course of justice.
“The police had investigated the case and the Attorney-General has decided there was no case against Dr Pornthip.”
Hence, Raub’s act did not interfere with the course of justice,” Azmil said.
On Jan 15, counsel Tan Hock Chuan, who was appointed by the Attorney-General to assist in the inquest, informed the court that the AG’s chambers had found no basis in Raub’s report and will not be pressing charges against Dr Pornthip.
Inquest proceeding continues on Feb 19 with Sungai Buloh Hospital pathologist, Dr Shahidan Md Noor’s evidence. Dr Shahidan had conducted Beng Hock’s second postmortem in November last year.
The second post-mortem was ordered by the court following Dr Pornthip’s testimony in court where she found that Beng Hock’s case was 80 per cent homicide.
SHAH ALAM, Mon: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officer will not be cited for contempt of court for lodging a police report against Thai forensic pathologist Dr Porntip Rojanasunan.
Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas yesterday dismissed the application filed by Teoh Meng Kee, brother of Teoh Beng Hock, for contempt against a MACC Putrajaya officer, Raub Ghani.
Beng Hock, a political aide, was found dead on June 16 last year on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam hours after he was called in for questioning by the MACC.
Meng Kee, filed the application to cite Raub for contempt last month after he (Raub) lodged a police report against Dr Pornthip following a Suara Keadilan newspaper article.
Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas yesterday dismissed the application filed by Teoh Meng Kee, brother of Teoh Beng Hock, for contempt against a MACC Putrajaya officer, Raub Ghani.
Beng Hock, a political aide, was found dead on June 16 last year on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam hours after he was called in for questioning by the MACC.
Meng Kee, filed the application to cite Raub for contempt last month after he (Raub) lodged a police report against Dr Pornthip following a Suara Keadilan newspaper article.
Raub, 41, had alleged that Dr Pornthip had leaked information pertaining to the report on Teoh’s second post-mortem.
The application was filed on Jan 5 through counsel Karpal Singh and Gobind Singh Deo.
In his ruling today, Azmil said: “In criminal contempt, intention is not relevant. Instead, the more important thing is whether the act itself had interfered with the course of justice.
“The police had investigated the case and the Attorney-General has decided there was no case against Dr Pornthip.”
Hence, Raub’s act did not interfere with the course of justice,” Azmil said.
On Jan 15, counsel Tan Hock Chuan, who was appointed by the Attorney-General to assist in the inquest, informed the court that the AG’s chambers had found no basis in Raub’s report and will not be pressing charges against Dr Pornthip.
Inquest proceeding continues on Feb 19 with Sungai Buloh Hospital pathologist, Dr Shahidan Md Noor’s evidence. Dr Shahidan had conducted Beng Hock’s second postmortem in November last year.
The second post-mortem was ordered by the court following Dr Pornthip’s testimony in court where she found that Beng Hock’s case was 80 per cent homicide.
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