Aug 4, 09 12:35pm
The royal commission set up to probe the case of political aide Teoh Beng Hock will also look into the findings of the inquest, which is held to determine the circumstances that led to his death.
In view of this, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak announced that the commission would only be formed when the inquest has completed its findings.
The latest development comes amidst widespread dissatisfaction with the royal commission's narrow terms of reference.
Previously, the commission was only tasked with looking at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) interrogation methods and if human rights were compromised during this process.
Teoh is said to have plunged to his death from the 14th-floor MACC Selangor headquarters in Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, after being grilled by the commission's officers during a marathon session which stretched into the wee hours of the morning.
His body was found sprawled in a pool of blood on the morning of July 16, a day after he was taken in for questioning pertaining to corruption allegations against his boss, Selangor exco member Ean Yong Hian Wah.
His family and friends refused to accept the possibility that Teoh, who was to get married the next day, would have taken his own life.
Pakatan Rakyat, which has described the MACC probe against seven of its politicians in Selangor as a witch-hunt, even went to the extent of suggesting that Teoh's death could be part of a plot to oust the current state government.
Due to immense public pressure, the government announced the formation of the commission and inquest to probe the matter.
Najib had also met with Teoh's parents and vowed that the truth will be unraveled.
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