Private eye to re-probe writing on Teoh's note
S PathmawathyPublished: Feb 28, 2011 2:53 PM | Updated: Feb 28, 2011 8:45 PM
The royal commission of inquiry has instructed British private investigator Michael Squires to re-examine the mystery note that political aide Teoh Beng Hock apparently left behind before his fatal fall two years ago.
The royal commission of inquiry has instructed British private investigator Michael Squires to re-examine the mystery note that political aide Teoh Beng Hock apparently left behind before his fatal fall two years ago.
Panel head James Foong (left), said that Squires will look into the handwriting on the note and the pen used which was believed to be one found on Teoh’s blazer pocket.
“(He will study) what colour, the characters and such matters,” Foong told the parties present in the courtroom today.
“It should have been done a long time ago but no harm (doing it now)."
In a statement, the royal panel’s secretary, Saripuddin Kasim, said Thai forensics expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand will testify before the commission on March 16 and 17.
British pathologist Professor Dr Peter Vanezis will then provide his expertise on March 29 and 30.
Both Pornthip and Vanezis were engaged to give their expert opinions during the inquest into Teoh’s death.
Pornthip, who was engaged by the Selangor government, shocked the nation when she revealed that the second post-mortem on Teoh’s body proved that he did not commit suicide.
The expert with the Thai Ministry of Justice’s Forensic Science Institute also said there was an 80 percent chance that Teoh’s death was homicide.
Vanezis, who was brought in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, disagreed with Pornthip’s assertion, stating that Teoh’s injuries showed he was most likely “conscious” and “fully orientated”.
The RCI was formed in late January, after the 18-month long inquest returned an open verdict.
The body of Teoh, a DAP political aide, was found sprawled on the fifth floor landing of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009.
He had been questioned overnight as a witness at the Selangor MACC office on the 14th floor of the building.
Panel head James Foong (left), said that Squires will look into the handwriting on the note and the pen used which was believed to be one found on Teoh’s blazer pocket.“(He will study) what colour, the characters and such matters,” Foong told the parties present in the courtroom today.
“It should have been done a long time ago but no harm (doing it now)."
In a statement, the royal panel’s secretary, Saripuddin Kasim, said Thai forensics expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand will testify before the commission on March 16 and 17.
British pathologist Professor Dr Peter Vanezis will then provide his expertise on March 29 and 30.
Both Pornthip and Vanezis were engaged to give their expert opinions during the inquest into Teoh’s death.
Pornthip, who was engaged by the Selangor government, shocked the nation when she revealed that the second post-mortem on Teoh’s body proved that he did not commit suicide.The expert with the Thai Ministry of Justice’s Forensic Science Institute also said there was an 80 percent chance that Teoh’s death was homicide.
Vanezis, who was brought in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, disagreed with Pornthip’s assertion, stating that Teoh’s injuries showed he was most likely “conscious” and “fully orientated”.
The RCI was formed in late January, after the 18-month long inquest returned an open verdict.
The body of Teoh, a DAP political aide, was found sprawled on the fifth floor landing of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009.
He had been questioned overnight as a witness at the Selangor MACC office on the 14th floor of the building.
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