Why did Beng Hock die? Who are his killers?
We don’t need experts or eminent persons to tell us if Teoh Beng Hock’s human
rights have been violated. Ask the common man in the street and he will tell you
right away that Beng Hock’s rights have been blatantly and violently abused and
violated. This fact is as plain as daylight.
So why do we need a Royal Commission of Inquiry to find out “whether it (MACC)
had violated human rights”. Beng Hock’s family is not interested in this.
Malaysians don’t want a RCI to waste its time in investigating procedures
adopted by the MACC with regard to his death. That’s not the issue, dear Prime
Minister.
All that everyone is dying to find out is how did Beng Hock die? Why did he die?
Who caused his death?
The inquest has clearly stated that it wasn’t a suicide. How then did he drop
from the 14th floor and land on the 5th floor of the MACC building? Who was
responsible for this fall from the 14th floor, dear Prime Minister?
The inquest has confirmed that there were pre-fall neck injuries. Who caused
these injuries on Beng Hock’s neck? Why were these injuries caused? What damage
did these injuries do to Beng Hock? Did he die as a result of these injuries?
This is what Beng Hock’s family is demanding to know, dear Prime Minister. Why
are you wasting everybody’s time setting up a RCI to carry out irrelevant
investigations that will not throw any light as to how Beng Hock died – and why.
This is what the whole country is interested in, dear Prime Minister.
Beng Hock was interrogated for nearly 11 hours from 5.00 pm right up to 3.45 am
the next day in the most inhuman way. He was deprived of food, denied sleep and
rest and subjected to intense questioning. What does that suggest, dear Prime
Minister?
Before 5.00pm on that day – 15 July 2009 – it was a working day for Beng Hock.
Assuming that he got up for work at 7.00 am, it would add another 10 hours to
his non-stop questioning for nearly 11 hours. That would mean he was on his feet
for almost 21 hours. Doesn’t it strike you as an extreme form of torture that he
was subjected to in a barbaric manner, dear Prime Minister?
Under the circumstance, do we really need a RCI to tell us that Beng Hock’s
human rights were indeed violated? Isn’t it very apparent? Isn’t it rather
obvious?
What is not apparent and what is not obvious is: How did Beng Hock die? Who
caused his death? Who are his killers? That is all Beng Hock’s family is dying
to know in order to bring closure to this human tragedy, dear Prime Minister.
The purpose of the RCI should simply be to establish why and how Beng Hock died.
Any other investigation will not do justice to Beng Hock’s family, dear Prime
Minister.
P Ramakrishnan
President
Aliran
11 January 2011
With very warm regards,
RAMA
