The Star
by WANI MUTHIAH
Teoh, 30, was Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah’s political secretary. His body was found on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009.
Commission chairman Federal Court judge Tan Sri James Foong Cheng Yuen, when reading some of the Chinese messages Teoh received, asked DPP and inquiry conductor Kwan Li Sa if the messages had been translated and brought up at the earlier inquest.
When Kwan said “no,” Justice Foong asked for the messages to be translated.
Justice Foong also suggested that Teoh’s phone be given to a private investigator so he could extract data such as deleted messages. The software Zaidi used was not able to do so.
Earlier, Leong had pointed out to the commission that investigation officer ASP Ahmad Nazri Zainal, who was also a witness, was in the courtroom during the proceedings.
He was there to present exhibits during the questioning of witnesses.
Justice Foong said Ahmad Nazri should not be in the room during proceedings and asked the conducting officers to get someone else to handle the exhibits.
The police officer then left.
Ironically, Ahmad Nazri had been present in the courtroom almost throughout the earlier 18-month inquest into Teoh’s death. That inquest ended with the coroner returning an open verdict last month.
by WANI MUTHIAH
KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer has inferred to the Commission of Inquiry into the death of Teoh Beng Hock that the victim’s cellphone may have been tampered with after his death.
Counsel representing the Bar Council Christopher Leong pointed out that two of several messages received on July 17, 2009 had been accessed and read.
“But Teoh had died by then. Does this mean that someone had switched his phone on and read his messages?” Leong asked computer crime expert Insp Zaidi Abu Hassan at the inquiry yesterday.
Zaidi, who had been given Teoh’s cellphone, SIM card and memory card for analysis, said Leong’s theory was possible. However, he stressed that he was not the one who had done so.
Counsel representing the Bar Council Christopher Leong pointed out that two of several messages received on July 17, 2009 had been accessed and read.
“But Teoh had died by then. Does this mean that someone had switched his phone on and read his messages?” Leong asked computer crime expert Insp Zaidi Abu Hassan at the inquiry yesterday.
Zaidi, who had been given Teoh’s cellphone, SIM card and memory card for analysis, said Leong’s theory was possible. However, he stressed that he was not the one who had done so.
Teoh, 30, was Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah’s political secretary. His body was found on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009.
Commission chairman Federal Court judge Tan Sri James Foong Cheng Yuen, when reading some of the Chinese messages Teoh received, asked DPP and inquiry conductor Kwan Li Sa if the messages had been translated and brought up at the earlier inquest.
When Kwan said “no,” Justice Foong asked for the messages to be translated.
Justice Foong also suggested that Teoh’s phone be given to a private investigator so he could extract data such as deleted messages. The software Zaidi used was not able to do so.
Earlier, Leong had pointed out to the commission that investigation officer ASP Ahmad Nazri Zainal, who was also a witness, was in the courtroom during the proceedings.
He was there to present exhibits during the questioning of witnesses.
Justice Foong said Ahmad Nazri should not be in the room during proceedings and asked the conducting officers to get someone else to handle the exhibits.
The police officer then left.
Ironically, Ahmad Nazri had been present in the courtroom almost throughout the earlier 18-month inquest into Teoh’s death. That inquest ended with the coroner returning an open verdict last month.
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