SHAH ALAM: The inquest into the death of Selangor political aide Teoh Beng Hock, which resumes tomorrow, has turned into what appears to be a “who can we intimidate next” issue with the police and MACC.
The latest to be called in by police is the editor of the National Justice Party-owned weekly Suara Keadilan, Dzulkifli Talib (picture), who wrote an article with the heading “Pornthip sahkan Beng Hock dibunuh” (Porntip confirms Beng Hock was murdered), which appeared on the front page of the paper on Dec 29.
Dzulkifli appeared at the Shah Alam police headquarters at 1.40 pm to give his statement. He was accompanied by his lawyer Ranjeet Singh.
Speaking to reporters later, he declined to divulge the content of his statement but said he was confident that “the article will not affect the Beng Hock inquest.”
According to lawyer Ranjeet (picture), Dzulkifli has not been charged under any act.
“The case is still under investigation,” he said. “We will wait for further action from the police.”
Dzulkifli’s article, which quoted unnamed sources, prompted two MACC officers to lodge a police report against the renowned Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand alleging that she had leaked “irrelevant” information about the second autopsy conducted on Teoh in Sungai Buloh hospital.
Pornthip has since dismissed the allegation as untrue.
Today’s drama was preceded by one on Jan 5, when Selangor police summoned Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah to the Shah Alam police headquarters after accusing him of trying to intimidate the police.
Before that, the police had filed a report against him for publicly calling on the police to stop investigating Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for sedition.
Police are investigating Lim for claiming that Teoh was murdered. He is alleged to have made the statement during the Pakatan Rakyat convention in Shah Alam on Dec 19.
FMT
07/01/2010
The latest to be called in by police is the editor of the National Justice Party-owned weekly Suara Keadilan, Dzulkifli Talib (picture), who wrote an article with the heading “Pornthip sahkan Beng Hock dibunuh” (Porntip confirms Beng Hock was murdered), which appeared on the front page of the paper on Dec 29.
Dzulkifli appeared at the Shah Alam police headquarters at 1.40 pm to give his statement. He was accompanied by his lawyer Ranjeet Singh.
Speaking to reporters later, he declined to divulge the content of his statement but said he was confident that “the article will not affect the Beng Hock inquest.”
According to lawyer Ranjeet (picture), Dzulkifli has not been charged under any act.
“The case is still under investigation,” he said. “We will wait for further action from the police.”
Dzulkifli’s article, which quoted unnamed sources, prompted two MACC officers to lodge a police report against the renowned Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand alleging that she had leaked “irrelevant” information about the second autopsy conducted on Teoh in Sungai Buloh hospital.
Pornthip has since dismissed the allegation as untrue.
Today’s drama was preceded by one on Jan 5, when Selangor police summoned Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah to the Shah Alam police headquarters after accusing him of trying to intimidate the police.
Before that, the police had filed a report against him for publicly calling on the police to stop investigating Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for sedition.
Police are investigating Lim for claiming that Teoh was murdered. He is alleged to have made the statement during the Pakatan Rakyat convention in Shah Alam on Dec 19.
FMT
07/01/2010
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