The royal commission set up to probe the case of political aide Teoh Beng Hock will also look into the findings of the inquest, which is held to determine the circumstances that led to his death.

najib 100 day bash 110709 najib 03In view of this, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak announced that the commission would only be formed when the inquest has completed its findings.

The latest development comes amidst widespread dissatisfaction with the royal commission's narrow terms of reference.

Previously, the commission was only tasked with looking at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) interrogation methods and if human rights were compromised during this process.

"We have to go through the inquest first as it will identify the causes of
(Teoh's) death, and after that the Royal Commission of Inquiry will look at the MACC's procedures and take into consideration the findings of the inquest.

"The sequence has to be right; the inquest first," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.

Najib was asked on the latest developments on the Royal Commission.

Recently, Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail said members of the Royal Commission would be announced soon.

'Plunged to his death'

Teoh is said to have plunged to his death from the 14th-floor MACC Selangor headquarters in Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, after being grilled by the commission's officers during a marathon session which stretched into the wee hours of the morning.

NONEHis body was found sprawled on the morning of July 16, a day after he was taken in for questioning pertaining to corruption allegations against his boss, Selangor exco member Ean Yong Hian Wah.

His family and friends refused to accept the possibility that Teoh, who was to get married the next day, would have taken his own life.

Pakatan Rakyat, which has described the MACC probe against seven of its politicians in Selangor as a witch-hunt, even went to the extent of suggesting that Teoh's death could be part of a plot to oust the current state government.

Due to immense public pressure, the government announced the formation of the commission and inquest to probe the matter.

Najib had also met with Teoh's parents and vowed that the truth will be unraveled.

In another development, Najib said the police were investigating the claim by Minister Dr Rais Yatim that several people who took part in Saturday's anti-ISA rally in Kuala Lumpur had been hired by certain quarters to do so.

"It's up to the police to act. They have to look at the country's laws andthe extent of the individuals' involvement in the illegal rally," he added.