I will meet Teoh Beng Hock's family soon, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says that he will meet the family of the late Teoh Beng Hock soon.

In an X social media post on Monday (July 15), the Prime Minister said he was aware of the incident that occurred outside Parliament where Teoh’s loved ones were reportedly stopped from handing a memorandum to Parliament.

“I will meet with them soon and review their memorandum,” Anwar said.

Earlier on Monday, a brief commotion occurred after Teoh’s family attempted to hand over their memorandum but were intercepted by the police.

The police eventually allowed the memorandum to be handed over.

On July 16, 2009, Teoh was detained overnight for questioning that took place on the 14th floor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Shah Alam.

He was later found dead on the fifth-floor rooftop of the building.

In July 2011, a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) found that his death was due to suicide.

However, in September 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled that Teoh’s death was caused by multiple injuries from a fall from the building which was accelerated by "an unlawful act or acts of a person or persons unknown" including MACC officers who were involved in the case.

In May 2015, the government agreed to pay Teoh’s family RM600,000 as settlement for a civil suit initiated in 2012 for negligence resulting in Teoh’s death.

In January last year, Teoh’s parents filed for a judicial review to compel the police to complete investigations into his 2009 death.

The High Court granted leave for the lawsuit to be heard in June last year with the hearing to happen on June 6 this year.