LETTER It is sickening to see that a person with supposedly strong academic credentials and high religious stature can produce such cruel and heartless remarks over the issue of Teoh Beng Hock’s unborn child. By twisting a dreadful tragedy with his zealous agenda against “bastard children” in his Utusan Malaysia article, Dr. Mohd Ridhuan, the vice-president of the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association, has caused immense emotional damage to Teoh’s family. Whatever superficial sympathy Dr. Mohd Ridhuan has for Teoh’s family is lost when he chooses to harp on the status of the child, whom he labels as an illegitimate child. Dr. Mohd Ridhuan has also compared Teoh’s child to the children of “Malay-Muslim girls who have sex with Muslim or non-Muslim partners with or without consent”, who are born without taking their father’s names. By comparing, with blatantly racist language, an unborn child of an engaged couple who is painfully separated by the fiance’s mysterious death, to children who are results of unplanned conception, Dr Mohd Ridhuan has shown everyone how low he can go to hurt other human beings with broken logic. As if that wasn’t enough, Dr. Mohd Ridhuan produced another hurtful article to slam his critics, labelling two Chinese language dailies – China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau – as racist, for highlighting his own racist outbursts. You can’t get more hypocritical than that. DAPSY condemns in the strongest possible terms, the decision by Dr. Mohd Ridhuan to produce such insensitive, racist, zealous and hypocritical writings and the decision by Utusan Malaysia to publish them. DAPSY calls on Dr. Mohd Ridhuan to immediately apologize to Teoh’s family and to China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau, for all they have done is to reveal and reject his nasty character. Loke Siew FookMohd Ridhuan Tee must apologise to Teoh’s Family: DAP youth chief
DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) National Chairman and MP for Rasah
4 August 2009
Petaling Jaya
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
More News relating to Teoh's Death - Taken from MYSinchew.com
Inquest on Teoh's Death Adjourns and to Continue - Taken from NewStraitsTimes online
2009/08/05 Rita Jong and Jennifer Gomez UPDATED 1.55pm One of the MACC officers, identified by the sixth witness from CCTV pictures, was believed to be the last person who saw Beng Hock alive. This was revealed by Tan Hock Chuan, a lawyer in the AG's team during the inquest. EARLIER REPORTS: Wan Rosli Wan Adam who is the fifth witness in the inquest identified pictures taken from the CCTV showing MACC officers leaving Plaza Masalam at 1.48am and 4.05am.TEOH BENG HOCK'S INQUEST: Inquest adjourns, to resume tomorrow
No names were given. The last witness for the day, Abdul Rahman Rahim was on duty the day of the incident.
The inquest was adjourned at 1.35pm and will resume at 9am tomorrow.
They include Beng Hock's recording officer and another who had interviewed the political aide.
Corporal Abdul Karen Othman from the Shah Alam police control room told the inquest he received a call from a Plaza Masalam security guard informing him a body was found.
It is believed to be a Chinese and may have committed suicide.
Abdul Karen is the fourth witness.
Lawyer Karpal Singh just entered the court.
Third witness, Mohd Khairul Izwan M. Nasir, a senior assistant security guard at Plaza masalam said he wento the the fifth floor corridor after being alerted by maintenance personnel.
He saw a body lying to his right and there was dry blood near the head.
He called police and covered the body with a black plastic bag for safety reasons.
Second witness, Mohd Ridzuan Samsuri, a technician at Plaza Masalam said he climbed through the rooftop to the service corridor on the fifth floor and noticed the body was not moving and that there was blood.
He said the person was pale and looked like a Chinese man. He panicked and immediately alerted his supervisor via walkie talkie.
EARLIER REPORT: Witness Siti Zabedah Yahya said she saw Teoh Beng Hock's body on the 5th floor corridor.
She was on the 19th floor and had wanted to close a window when she looked down. She thought he was resting or sleeping but felt strange as it was hot, so she dropped a screw to wake him but the person did not move.
Inquest begins. Lawyer Tan Hock Chuan who is in the Attorney-General's team told the court that to date, specimen samples were taken from 157 people including MACC officers, cleaners and police personnel.
Hearing commence with the first witness, a woman security guard, Siti Zabidah Yahya, 41.
The Teoh Beng Hock's inquest resumes today at Shah Alam magistrate's court.
Ean Yong Hian Wah arrives at 9am
Teoh Beng Hock's family members arrived in court for the inquest hearing at 8.30am.
Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo who is representing Teoh's family, arrives in court at 8.40am.
Press members who have been queuing since 6am, were finally allowed into the courtroom at 8.30am.
Ean Yong Hian Wah arrives at 9am
Parties involved are getting ready before Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas makes his appearance to begin proceedings.
And the Official Questioning Starts - Taken from TheStraitsTime.com
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA began an inquest on Wednesday into the mysterious death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock who apparently plunged from the 14th floor of anti-corruption offices where he was being questioned. 'We want to find out how Teoh met with his death,' the lawyer representing his family, Gobind Singh Deo, told AFP at the start of the inquiry, which is scheduled to run for 15 days. Teoh's body was found on July 16 on the roof of an adjacent building after he had undergone questioning late into the night at the offices of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The government ordered the inquest after opposition groups held protests demanding to know what happened to Teoh, an assistant to a member of the state cabinet in Selangor, which is ruled by the Pakatan Rakyat opposition alliance. The inquest began with testimony from two witnesses, a building technician and a janitor, who testified on the condition of Teoh's body when he was found sprawled on a balcony. A total of 97 witnesses will be called, most of them MACC officers. The inquest falls short of the opposition's demand for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Teoh's death, which they argue would be more independent. 'We have grave doubts. But we suspend judgement to give the inquest a chance to prove itself,' said veteran opposition legislator Lim Kit Siang, who attended the inquest. 'The people want a royal commission as it will command public confidence... The public do not accept this inquest because it is based on a police investigation,' he told AFP. The anti-corruption body has said that on the day he was found dead Teoh, who was not himself under investigation, had been questioned until 3.45am and then chose to rest in the building after being discharged. It said he was seen at 6.00am the same day, sleeping on a sofa, and was not seen again until his crumpled body was discovered that afternoon. He had been due to get married that day, to his fiancee who is in the early stages of pregnancy. -- AFP August 5, 2009 WednesdayUpdated 3.55 pm
The government ordered the inquest after opposition groups held protests demanding to know what happened to Teoh. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
DNA Results - Teoh Beng Hock's case - Taken from theStar online
SHAH ALAM: DNA samples of Kajang councillor Tan Boon Hwa and Lee Wye Wing do not match those found on belt and coat belonging to political aide Teoh Beng Hock, says Gobind Singh Deo. Gobind, who is holding a watching brief for Teoh’s family said this at the start of the inquest into Teoh’s death. Both Tan and Lee who reportedly refused to give their DNA samples earlier to assist in Teoh’s inquest had submitted their samples to the Chemistry Department last week. Both men had said that their saliva samples were taken and they clarified that they had not refused to give the samples but could not do so according to the time given by the department as they had prior work engagements. On the anonymous blog http://t4tbh.blogspot.com, which had been speculating on the cause of Teoh’s death, Tan said he would discuss with his lawyers if he should lodge a police report. The blog stated that Tan and Lee were Teoh’s suspected murderers as they had refused to give their DNA samples to assist in the investigations. It added that DAP leaders like Karpal Singh, Gobind Singh Deo and Lim Kit Siang were helping them cover up the murder and blame it on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.Published: Wednesday August 5, 2009 MYT 11:31:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday August 5, 2009 MYT 11:59:41 AMDuo's DNA do not match those found on Teoh
What I think of the Current Situation in the Country
I came across a blog, which was recommended to me by a friend, which had some pretty powerful messages. http://advocateviews.blogspot.com/
It is up to you readers to decide on what's true and what's not, as everyone is entitled to their own opinion, or are we a free nation still?
What lies in our hearts, should be spilled out and discussed. WHY? Because it is the only way to bring problems out in public and.. well.. resolved.
Surely as a nation that prides itself on the harmony and integrity of its multi faceted people, we should also be a nation of smart people as interaction brings forth development and creativity.
Surely I am missing something here, because I don't see this.
Why is there segregation? Why is there fear? What is hindering us from truly meeting our potentials? Ask yourselves this.
The answer is there. It only needs a little courage to get it out.
And a little piece of advice to all my friends : Violence never solves anything. Do it peacefully and with a good heart.
~Peace~
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