Teoh family ‘disappointed,’ wants RCI

With tears streaming down her face, Teoh Lee Lan made a passionate plea to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to honour his vow to her family and set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into her brother’s death after a coroner’s court delivered an open verdict today.

Speaking in Mandarin, Teoh Beng Hock’s sister (pic right) slammed the coroner’s open-ended ruling, saying the family was unable to accept the a decision that did not give closure.

“We are disappointed. We are not satisfied. We want the truth,” she said, repeatedly.

She called on Najib to live up to his much-publicised 1 Malaysia slogan putting the rakyat first and give the family the closure they need.

Teoh’s family has demanded a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) be set up to directly probe the circumstances surrounding the 30-year-old’s death to find out the real cause — including if he was pressured to jump.

Teoh was political secretary to Selangor state councillor, Ean Yong Hian Wah, at the time of death.

His body was found on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam after he had been questioned overnight by the MACC at its then Selangor headquarters on the 14th floor of the same building.

The anti-graft officers were investigating a claim his boss was misusing state funds.

The police initially classified the case as sudden death; they did not rule out foul play.

A Cabinet minister triggered a public outcry when he suggested that Teoh may have committed suicide, a claim which was denounced by the latter’s family.

Teoh was to have registered his marriage with his then two-month pregnant fiancée, Soh Cher Wei, that same week.

Following the outcry, PM Najib met with the Teohs and Soh on July 28.

The PM assured the family “no stone will be left unturned in finding out the real cause of death and, if there is any foul play, action will definitely be taken”.

Najib said the Cabinet has agreed to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to probe further if the inquest result is not satisfactory. - Malaysian Insider