AGC found no criminal element in Teoh Beng Hock's death, says Nancy Shukri

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite an admission of "negligence" by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in the death of Teoh Beng Hock in 2009, the Attorney General's Chambers found no criminal element in the death of the political aide.
"The AGC had scrutinised and studied the further investigation papers and the Special Investigation Team's Report on Teoh's death.
"It found that no criminal offence had been committed by any MACC officers in relation to Teoh's death," Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri (pix) said in a parliamentary written reply today.
She was responding to Teo Nie Ching (DAP-Kulai), who wanted to know the AG's decision on the matter after examining the investigation paper by the special taskforce on Teoh's death.
Teoh, who was the political secretary to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009 on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam.
He was earlier called by the MACC to assist in investigations into allegations of abuse involving state funds.
Teoh's family filed a suit in October 2012 against 10 MACC officers, the commission and the government for negligence and the alleged assault of Teoh who was in their custody at the time of his death.
In March last year, the government agreed to pay Teoh's family RM600,000 in damages and RM60,000 in cost, after admitting to negligence on their part resulting in Teoh's death.