KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The much-awaited expert opinion by Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand on the second post-mortem on Teoh Beng Hock will be further delayed as the Selangor government did not receive any response from her today.
A state government official said: “Last week we wrote a letter to the Justice Ministry of Thailand for them to facilitate Dr Pornthip (picture) to attend the inquest but until this evening there was no response from the ministry.”
However, Dr Pornthip had unofficially indicated to the state counsel that she could attend, provided there was approval from the ministry where she was currently attached with, he said.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) head of prosecution Datuk Abdul Razak Musa, when contacted, confirmed that so far there was no indication from Dr Pornthip or Thai officials.
“As far we are concerned, the coroner is scheduled to hear Teoh’s brother Meng Kee’s ex-parte application to cite Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz tomorrow for contempt of court,” he said.
Last Friday, Meng Kee filed a notice at the Shah Alam magistrate’s court to cite Nazri for contempt of court for allegedly branding Dr Pornthip as a “liar” after she refused to attend the inquest tomorrow, claiming that she was under pressure from her own government and the Malaysian authorities.
Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas had fixed tomorrow for Dr Pornthip to give her expert opinion on the second post-mortem on Teoh’s remains which was carried out by Dr Shahidan Md Noor at the Sungai Buloh Hospital on Nov 22 last year.
Azmil had also fixed April 26 and 27 for British pathologist Dr Peter Vanesis, who was hired by MACC, to give his expert opinion.
Teoh was found dead at Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, where the MACC state headquarters was located, on July 17 after being called for questioning by MACC officers over alleged irregular disbursement of state funds.
Bernama
A state government official said: “Last week we wrote a letter to the Justice Ministry of Thailand for them to facilitate Dr Pornthip (picture) to attend the inquest but until this evening there was no response from the ministry.”
However, Dr Pornthip had unofficially indicated to the state counsel that she could attend, provided there was approval from the ministry where she was currently attached with, he said.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) head of prosecution Datuk Abdul Razak Musa, when contacted, confirmed that so far there was no indication from Dr Pornthip or Thai officials.
“As far we are concerned, the coroner is scheduled to hear Teoh’s brother Meng Kee’s ex-parte application to cite Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz tomorrow for contempt of court,” he said.
Last Friday, Meng Kee filed a notice at the Shah Alam magistrate’s court to cite Nazri for contempt of court for allegedly branding Dr Pornthip as a “liar” after she refused to attend the inquest tomorrow, claiming that she was under pressure from her own government and the Malaysian authorities.
Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas had fixed tomorrow for Dr Pornthip to give her expert opinion on the second post-mortem on Teoh’s remains which was carried out by Dr Shahidan Md Noor at the Sungai Buloh Hospital on Nov 22 last year.
Azmil had also fixed April 26 and 27 for British pathologist Dr Peter Vanesis, who was hired by MACC, to give his expert opinion.
Teoh was found dead at Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, where the MACC state headquarters was located, on July 17 after being called for questioning by MACC officers over alleged irregular disbursement of state funds.
Bernama
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