The death of 30 years old Teoh Beng Hock , the political secretary of Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, will put more pressure on the The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) (SPRM), which has been accused by the opposition of conducting selective investigations.
- As a result of this incident, MACC controversial probe into several DAP assemblymen’s activities was thrown into more turmoil today.
- MACC said he was freed but his body was later found sprawled on the roof of a five-storey building next door.
- It is unclear if Teoh, a former journalist with Chinese daily Sin Chew Jit Poh, fell or jumped from the MACC office.
- Ean Yong and several other DAP lawmakers were at the scene, including M. Manoharan, Gan Pei Nee and Teresa Kok.
- DAP’s Ronnie Liu said the police has confirmed that the body is that of Teoh. He added that he does not understand how this could have happened.
- At a press conference, the MACC director of investigations Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdul said Teoh was questioned from 5pm yesterday to 3.45am and was released soon after.
- However, Teoh apparently said he was tired and so he rested on a settee in the lobby. He was seen sleeping on the settee at 6am.
- At about 1.30pm, Shukri said, they heard that a body had been found on the 5th floor of the adjacent building and when one of the MACC officers went to investigate, he realised it was one of their witnesses.
- Shukri said Teoh was not a suspect but was questioned as part of their investigations into the misuse of state allocations.
- Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the deceased was found lying in a pool of blood clad in a white shirt, black pants and jacket.
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