By WANI MUTHIAH
KLANG: The inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock will resume at 11am Tuesday after a week’s hiatus.
The proceedings are expected to be explosive given that the lawyer holding a watching brief for Teoh’s family, Gobind Singh Deo, has been allowed to bring in a “mystery witness” to testify against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Teoh, who was the political secretary to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, was summoned to the state MACC office at the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam to be quizzed over the alleged irregular disbursement of state funds on July 15.
He was found dead at the building’s 5th floor service corridor the next day.
An inquest had been ordered to probe his death.
The mystery witness had lodged police reports against several Selangor MACC officers alleging that they had brutalised him when he had been hauled up for questioning.
It is believed some of the MACC officers mentioned in the police report were also being called as witnesses in the Teoh inquest.
According to sources, the witness would only be brought in after all the MACC officers involved in Teoh’s case have been grilled.
Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas had adjourned the proceedings to Tuesday on Aug 28 to give time for the MACC officers to seek legal counsel.
He had also informed the MACC officer who had testified on Aug 28, Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus, that he need not answer any questions that he feels would implicate him.
Malek Imtiaz Sarwar is heading the legal team holding a watching brief for the state whilst counsel Tan Hock Chuan and DPP Mohd Abazafree Mohd Abbas are assisting Azmil Muntapha.
Datuk Abdul Razak Musa is holding a watching brief for the MACC. - The Star
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