The Malaysian Bar Press Release: The search for justice and truth must continue


There are a number of key points upon which a Malaysian Bar agrees with a inform of a Royal Commission of Inquiry in to a Death of Teoh Beng Hock (RCI).

We grant with a following findings of a RCI:

(1) That a RCI was unable to accept which a alleged self-murder note had been created by Teoh Beng Hock, as well as which a unjustified check by a authorities in tendering a alleged self-murder note during a initial accessible event could not be taken as small carelessness or neglect, as well as therefore a flawlessness of a note could not be trusted;

(2) That Teoh Beng Hock was, during all element times until his black death, in a care, carry out as well as carry out of a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers;

(3) That Teoh Beng Hock was not expelled from a care, carry out as well as carry out of a MACC officers after his matter had been recorded during you estimate 3:30 am, as well as this disaster amounted to cruel conduct as well as punishment inflicted upon purpose;

(4) That Teoh Beng Hock was subjected to aggressive, relentless, rough as well as unscrupulous inquire as well as which a recording of his matter was unlawful;

(5) That a infancy of a MACC officers exhibited a total miss of consideration for human sensitivities, as well as which a recruitment routine of MACC officers should embody a psychological analysis to consider their suitability for inquisitive work;

(6) That most of a MACC officers who were concerned in a operations upon fifteen as well as sixteen Jul 2009, as well as who gave justification as witnesses, were conjunction ! truthful nor credible, as they had a inevitable habit of lying;!

(7) That massive operations launched by MACC Selangor which were headed by then-Selangor MACC emissary director Hishamuddin Hashim against a Pakatan Rakyat members of a Selangor state public were grounded upon small belief of report purportedly perceived over a telephone, as well as but correct belligerent work or verification;

(8) That Hishamuddin Hashim was arrogant, since to falsehoods, untruthful as well as uncompromising, as well as which he was just too stubborn [such trait was additionally displayed when he gave justification prior to us] to retreat from his inapplicable designation in mounting such a massive operation;

(9) That not only was Hishamuddin Hashim concerned but he additionally unleashed his officers to do his bidding in order to get results inside of which night as well as sunrise come ruin or high-water, as well as which Hishamuddin Hashim should be reason obliged for a actions taken by him as well as his officers which led to Teoh Beng Hocks death; and

(10) That a Selangor MACC had shown an impassioned miss of team-work with a police in a latter's attempts to investigate complaints of assault as well as alternative offences formerly made against a officers.

The Malaysian Bar, however, does not grant with a anticipating by a RCI which Teoh Beng Hock had committed suicide. Such a finding, in our view, is unsupported by a facts as well as a evidence.

Contrary to a matter made by Minister in a Prime Ministers Department Dato Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, debate psychiatrist Professor Paul Mullen did not testify which Teoh Beng Hock had a diseased impression which had led to him taking his own life. Professor Mullen additionally did not interpretation which Teoh Beng Hock had committed suicide; rather, his sworn matter settled which in [his] opinion, what you learned of Teoh Beng Hocks celebrity as well as poise do not suggest any increasing risk of! suicide . He serve opined which a context of a events which had taken place was not one which, in [his] experience, leads to self-murder in custody, as he had not been made awar! e of any thing to explain be scared as well as trouble enough to expostulate [Teoh Beng Hock] to interpretation his respect had been irreparably tarnished.

This is in stark contrast to what a Minister reportedly settled during a recover of a RCIs report, namely which Teoh Beng Hock had indeed committed self-murder formed upon his impression which had altered from a low-risk group to a high-risk group for self-murder after undergoing a continuous as well as assertive doubt session. Professor Mullens sworn matter does not provide a basement for a RCIs anticipating of suicide, such as which described in a territory titled conclusion upon debate psychiatric aspects in a RCIs report.

It is remarkable which a RCI found a following:

(1) That a time of genocide had been in between 7:15 am as well as 11:15 am upon sixteen Jul 2009;

(2) That Teoh Beng Hock had not been expelled during 3:30 am as well as been left alone sitting upon a lounge after his matter had been recorded, as Hishamuddin Hashim had released a created circular a previous month which witnesses as well as visitors in a Selangor MACC bureau should be accompanied during all times;

(3) That Teoh Beng Hock had been subjected to a fourth inquire event after 3:30 am by Hishamuddin Hashim as well as his officers, which was assertive as well as relentless. In addition, a RCI deserted a justification of MACC officer Raymond Nion which he had seen Teoh Beng Hock lying down left alone upon a lounge during you estimate 6:00 am;

(4) That a fourth inquire event was substantially in between 3:30 am as well as 7:00 am; and

(5) That a window from which Teoh Beng Hock is pronounced to have depressed out was located conspicuously.

In view of a above, as well as which there was no justification whatsoever constructed during ! a RCI he aring of Teoh Beng Hocks whereabouts or movements after 6:15 am, as well as a staff of a Selangor MACC bureau would have started arriving by 8:00 am, to presupposition which Teoh Beng Hock had committed self-murder in between 7:15 am as well as 11:15 am requires a leap in proof as well as an arrogance of facts not in evidenc! e.
< br>The Malaysian Bar additionally notes which a corner consultant psychiatric inform of Dr Badiah Yahya as well as Dr Nor Hayati Ali a experts engaged by MACC who were present during most of a court record as well as had interviewed Teoh Beng Hocks family members, housemate as well as work colleagues stated:

We did not have any justification upon how a review was conducted as there were no created questions posted to [Teoh Beng Hock] or audio recording as to discern a volume of vigour which he experienced. It is not well known whether he had experienced in his thoughts a effects of being presumably prosecuted upon a allegations, whether it would have been devastating for him and/or his organisation. This should need some-more report upon what was pronounced as well as done in a period taken [sic] in to carry out until he was found dead.

It is very transparent to a Malaysian Bar which full responsibility for Teoh Beng Hocks genocide lies squarely as well as only upon a MACC, as well as which immediate movement must be taken to reason a failing in duty officers accountable for their behaviour. In this regard, you acquire a reported matter by Dato Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, which suitable movement would be taken against a officers by a routine of law but delay. The authorities should investigate a relevant MACC officers for probable offences underneath sections 304 as well as 304A of a Penal Code, namely for failing in duty carnage not amounting to murder as well as for causing a genocide of TBH by negligence, respectively.

The Malaysian Bar additionally calls upon a Government of Malaysia as well as MACC to consider:!

* offering an utter created apology to Teoh Beng Hocks family, as well as to a adults of Malaysia, for his death; and

* making reasonable recompense to Teoh Beng Hocks family in respect of his death. The Malaysian Bar extends a intense sympathy once again to Teoh Beng Hocks family as well as desired ones.


Lim Chee Wee
President
Malaysian Bar

23 Jul 2011

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