KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The police will soon recall witnesses in the Teoh Beng Hock case following a Kuala Lumpur High Court directive on November 21 last year to reopen and thoroughly reinvestigate all aspects of his death.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the relevant witnesses will be identified and their statements recorded after the Chinese New Year holiday.
“I am confident this process will not take long, and the investigation papers will be submitted within the stipulated timeframe,” he told the press during an engagement session with journalists at Bukit Aman today.
Shuhaily also confirmed that he and the investigating officers would revisit the scene of the former Selangor exco-aide's death.
“We have received a mandamus order from the High Court to submit a complete investigation paper on this case by May. As everyone is aware, the case is around 15 years old, and the location has undergone significant changes,” he said.
On November 21, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to complete their reinvestigation into the death of the late Teoh Beng Hock within six months.
The directive was issued by Judge Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, now a Court of Appeal judge, after granting the application for a judicial review filed by Teoh’s parents against the Inspector-General of Police, the Director of the PDRM Criminal Investigation Department, PDRM, and the government of Malaysia as the first to fourth respondents.
Teoh was found dead on July 16, 2009, on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, after giving a statement at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office on the 14th floor of the same building.
At the time of his death, he was the political secretary to Seri Kembangan state assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, who also chaired Selangor’s Local Government, New Village Development and Legalising of Factories Committee.
In a separate case, Shuhaily said the police are still investigating the acid attack on national football player and Selangor FC athlete Muhammad Faisal Halim, also known as Faisal Halim.
He emphasised that the case is not closed but acknowledged that no new leads have been found so far.
On May 5 last year, Faisal, 26, was splashed with acid at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara, causing him to suffer fourth-degree burns on several parts of his body.
— Bernama
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Selangor FC star winger Faisal Halim waves after holding a press conference as his first public appearance since a May 5 acid attack put him out of commission, at the Selangor FC training centre, Shah Alam, on June 13, 2024. — Picture by HAFIZ OTHMAN/SELANGORKINI[/caption]
