MB, AG square off over ‘office hours only’ order

SHAH ALAM, Sept 8 – The Pakatan Rakyat-ruled Selangor state government’s move to protect its employees from what it claims has been highly irregular interrogation practices by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) appears set to become a landmark case in the country.

This follows after the death of Teoh Beng Hock, a former reporter turned political secretary to first-term state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah. He was found dead outside the Selangor office of the MACC on July 16, after being questioned overnight over claims that his boss had abused state funds.

Following the tragic incident, Mentri Besar (MB) Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim issued a directive last July to stop some 18,000 state government staff from being interrogated by the MACC outside of office hours. - + selanjutnya

MB, AG square off over ‘office hours only’ order