DAP's Ean Yong lashes out at MACC for attempting to tarnish Teoh's image
By Neville Spykerman
SHAH ALAM, Oct 15 — Selangor Executive Councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah today lashed out at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for attempting to embarrass the family of Teoh Beng Hock and for tarnishing his integrity.
The Sri Kembangan state lawmaker said he regretted the move by the MACC legal director Datuk Abdul Razak Musa who told the Coroner’s Court yesterday that Teoh only had RM3,611.36 in his account on July 13.
The 30-year-old political secretary to Ean Yong was called in to help the MACC in their investigations into claims that Selangor Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers were misusing state funds on July 15.
However he was found dead on a fifth floor landing of Plaza Masalam, the following afternoon. The Selangor MACC is on the 14th floor of the building but they maintained Teoh, who was only a itness in the case, was released earlier the same day.
Medical findings indicated that Teoh died after taking a fall and police had classified the case as sudden death, which is the terminology used to indicate there was no foul play involved.
But due to public outcry and disbelief, his death is subject of an ongoing inquest to determine the circumstances surrounding the fall, which is still shrouded in mystery.
Ean Yong said today that regardless of what was in Teoh’s bank balance, he was unlikely to have killed himself by jumping from the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam on the morning of July 16 because he was supposed to get registered that day to his fiancee who was two months pregnant.
“I am wondering what are the true intentions and the logic behind MACC’s move to raise the issue of Teoh bank balance during the inquest,” he said.
According to Ean Yong MACC was trying to escape taking responsibility for Teoh’s death and were looking for an excuse to confuse the public.
“The public wants answers from MACC. Is this the way they investigate and do they determine if someone is guilty of taking bribes or did not have integrity, just because they are poor?”
He said these were serious and dangerous assumptions and he called on MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said to explain the move to all Malaysians.
Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo, who is representing Teoh’s family, objected yesterday to the move by MACC to raise the issue of his bank records.
Rajpal Singh, who is holding a watching brief for the Bar Council, also asked why MACC was prosecuting Teoh and verbally clashed with Abdul Razak in court.
However coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas allowed the bank statements to be marked as exhibits.
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