Teoh Beng Hock's parents file legal action over incomplete probe into son's death


KUALA LUMPUR: The parents of the late Teoh Beng Hock have filed a legal action over the police's alleged failure to complete the investigation into their son's death almost 13 years ago.

Teoh Leong Hwee, 74, and his wife, Teng Shuw Hoi, 69, filed a leave application for a judicial review at the High Court here on Jan 4 through Messrs Karpal Singh & Co, naming the Inspector-General of Police, the Criminal Investigation Department director, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and the Malaysian government as the first to fourth respondents.

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