Court to hear application by Teohs family on Jan 31

The Star
By ISABELLE LAI

PETALING JAYA: The Shah Alam High Court will hear an application for a revision of the open verdict judgment in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest on Jan 31.

The Teoh familys lawyer, Gobind Singh Deo, said that Justice Datuk Mohtaruddin Baki would hear the case at 9am.

I havent had a chance to speak in person to the family, he said.

Meanwhile, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said yesterday that it was still not too late to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to probe into the cause of Teoh Beng Hocks pre-fall neck injury.

He said in his statement that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had pledged his commitment to unravel the mystery behind Teohs death in Tenang on Tuesday.

If so, it is not too late for him to meet the demands of Teohs family and the overwhelming majority of Malaysians for an inquiry, Lim said.

He also questioned Najibs silence on the purpose of Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patails application to revise the Open Verdict inquest finding, and whether he sought a revision to Death by Homicide or Death by Suicide.

Teoh, the political secretary to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009 on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, Selangor after he had given a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in the same building.

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