Death in Custody, Justice Yet Prevailed – Remembering Teoh Beng Hock & Gunasegaran (16072011)
Drug Possession: Death In Custody, Justice Yet Prevailed – Remembering Teoh Beng Hock & Gunasegaran (16072011)
(Video by Malaysiakini & Reference from Wikipedia) Two years ago, Teoh died mysteriously within the premise of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission while Guna died in a police lock-up. Teoh was a Malaysian journalist and political aide to Ean Yong Hian Wah, a member of the Selangor state legislative assembly and state executive council. On 15 July 2009, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) took Teoh into custody for questioning about allegations of corruption. Teoh was found dead the next morning on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the MACC offices. Pakatan Rakyat leaders and a number of federal government officials have called for a Royal Commission of inquiry into Teoh’s death.[1] Guna was a Royal Malaysian Police detainee who died in the police lock-up while under arrest for suspicion of drug possession. Coincidentally, his death was on the same day as Teoh Beng Hock’s body was found. The case of R. Gunasegaran is crucial to the discussion on police practices because it highlights several issues with the policing of Malaysia: the safety of whistleblowers, human rights during police custody, the procedures of inquests, and the practices of the police force. Understanding this case could bring us to find out what more could be done to better the policing system of Malaysia.
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