MACC fails to stop Teoh inquest

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 28 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today failed in its bid to postpone Teoh Beng Hock's inquest from resuming tomorrow at the coroner's court in Shah Alam.

The Court of Appeal here denied the MACC its request to stay the inquest pending its appeal against the Shah Alam High Court's decision earlier this month to allow the evidence of “torture” witness Sivanesan Tanggavelu to go on record.

Sivanesan, an assistant company manager, had claimed that Selangor anti-graft officers had beaten him when he was taken in for questioning in a separate case last year.

The MACC had previously argued that Sivanesan's case had nothing to do with Teoh's and his evidence should not be allowed on record. - + selanjutnya

MACC fails to stop Teoh inquest