KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The government has decided to reopen the investigation into the death of Teoh Beng Hock, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He assured that the new investigation would be conducted with full transparency and fairness, free from any external interference and will take into account the Court of Appeal's findings on September 5, 2014.
“I have heard the grievances and requests from the family. I have been closely following this case for a long time and deeply understand the family’s prolonged struggle for justice for the deceased.
“I affirm the government’s decision to have the police reopen the investigation into the death of the late Beng Hock,” he said in a Facebook post today.
Earlier, Anwar met with Teoh’s family members in Putrajaya, including his parents Teng Shuw Hoi and Teoh Leong Hwee, his child Teoh Er Jia, and his sibling Teoh Lee Lan.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has fixed October 29 to deliver a ruling on Teoh's family’s application for a judicial review of his death.
Teoh, a special officer to former Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wan, was found dead on July 16, 2009, on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam after giving testimony at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office on the 14th floor of the same building.
In 2011, the Royal Commission of Inquiry concluded that Teoh’s death was a suicide based on the investigation conducted by MACC.
— Bernama
