With regard to the change in direction of police investigations into Teoh Beng Hock’s case, the police’s complete deviation from the Court of Appeal judgement can never be accepted as Malaysians are still awaiting justice. Attorney-General Tommy Thomas must openly clarify the case in order to prevent further confusion.
According to Ramkarpal Singh who is representing the family of the late Teoh, the police is now investigating the case under Section 342 of the Penal Code for wrongful confinement.
I wish to remind both Attorney-General and police that on September 5, 2019, the three-judge panel of the appellate court unanimously ruled that the authority must investigate and charge the perpetrators who caused Teoh’s death, including the three MACC officers. Hence, Attorney-General must clarify the reasons as to why this case is not being investigated under Section 304 for culpable homicide.
If Attorney-General and police were perfunctory and chose instead to ignore the Court of Appeal judgement, to set the perpetrators free and to prolong the suffering of the late Teoh and his family, the flaws in our judiciary will never have the chance to be corrected, while justice in our society will never be served.