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Malaysiakini
2 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Group urges M'sians to reject MACC's 15-year 'PR show' on Beng Hock
The Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA) has urged the public to dismiss MACC's recent apology over Teoh's death, branding it merely a 'public relations show', years after his death. TBH-ADA chairperson Ng Yap Hwa said Malaysians should emulate DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang's resolve in rejecting a similar apology from then-MACC chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed. In a statement today, Ng also called on the government to...
Free Malaysia Today
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Teoh Beng Hock group seeks to raise RM50,000 for UN advocacy trip
Members of the Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement at their meeting today. Association president Ng Yap Hwa and Teoh Lee Lan are fourth and fifth from left. PETALING JAYA : The Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA) is seeking to raise RM50,000 to fund Teoh Lee Lan's advocacy trip to Geneva, where she plans to meet United Nations officials to press for greater accountability over her brother's death. TBH-ADA president Ng Yap Hwa said a formal complaint was filed yesterday with three top officials at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The complaint was lodged with Morris Tidball-Binz, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; Alice Jill Edwards, UN special rapporteur on torture; and Ganna Yudkivska, president of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. 'This is not just about putting public pressure on the government, but it is to ensure the government fulfils its international obligations (as a UN member),' Ng told a press conference today. 'The government should not wait until the international community scrutinises this case for them to do their due diligence.' Lee Lan said it was disheartening that the family had to seek international intervention after years of unanswered questions from the government. TBH-ADA had been organising forums throughout the country to rally public pressure on Beng Hock's death probe, which was classified as requiring no further action (NFA) by the Attorney‑General's Chambers because of insufficient evidence. Beng Hock was found dead on July 16, 2009 after falling from the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, Selangor, after being questioned for several hours by officers from the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. An inquest into his death initially returned an open verdict. However, in 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled that his death was caused by 'one or more unknown persons', including MACC officers. Before 2018, two special investigation teams had been set up to look into the incident – one in 2011 and the other in 2015 – but both cases were classified as NFA by the public prosecutor. In 2019, police launched an investigation under Section 342 of the Penal Code for wrongful confinement. A reinvestigation was ordered by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in November last year, directing the police to re-examine all aspects of the case.
Free Malaysia Today
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Teoh Beng Hock association wants DAP ministers to resign over case NFA
Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement reminded DAP leaders how they had previously been outspoken on the issue, even organising memorials nationwide in his honour. (File pic) PETALING JAYA : The Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement has called for all DAP ministers to resign in protest against the Attorney-General's Chambers' decision to classify the investigation into Teoh's case as requiring no further action (NFA). Its chairman, Ng Yap Hwa, called for transport minister Loke Siew Fook, digital minister Gobind Singh Deo, housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming, human resources minister Steven Sim, and youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh to quit their posts. 'They should take full political responsibility on behalf of DAP for failing to fulfil the party's past promises regarding Teoh's case. 'This would be the best demonstration of DAP's commitment to accountability,' Ng said in a statement. He said DAP leaders must not hide behind the excuse of Cabinet collective responsibility without taking action. 'Politics is the art of possibility, and DAP can leverage its strength as the largest party in the ruling coalition to push for criminal enforcement agencies to uncover the truth and bring justice to Teoh,' he said. Ng also cited the example of Zaid Ibrahim, who resigned as law minister in protest against the Abdullah Ahmad Badawi administration's use of the Internal Security Act to detain Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily journalist Tan Hoon Cheng. 'If a BN minister could resign over the detention of a DAP MP, there is no reason the current five DAP ministers couldn't also resign over the administration's failure to uncover truth and justice for its member Teoh Beng Hock,' he said. He questioned DAP's silence following the AGC's decision to classify Teoh's case as NFA, adding that the party's leaders and activists had previously been outspoken on the issue, even organising memorials nationwide in his honour. He also said that during election campaigns, public memorials, and press conferences, DAP had always pledged that once in federal government, they would deliver justice for Teoh. 'Senior DAP leaders such as Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng, Gobind Singh Deo, and Teo Nie Ching had previously called for justice in Teoh's case, yet none have spoken out now. 'We urge DAP to break its silence and uphold the accountability and transparency principles it has championed for years by publicly explaining its political stance on the investigation results of Teoh's case to his family,' he said. Last week, the AGC in explaining its decision said it had studied the police's fresh investigation paper and found a lack of evidence to pin Teoh's death on anyone. The new investigation was started after the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the police last November to reopen and thoroughly reinvestigate all aspects of the case. Teoh's sister, Lee Lan, urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to fulfil his promise to deliver justice in the case, expressing disappointment that the latest investigation was once again classified as NFA.
