DAP MPs today urged the police not to be secretive in their re-investigation into the death of the party's political aide Teoh Beng Hock.

This comes after the Home Ministry refused to disclose the status of investigation in a parliamentary written reply to Seremban MP Teo Kok Seong.

"This is a high-profile case and the ministry should present constant updates on the latest investigation status.

"Not wanting the investigation to be disturbed is not an excuse to withhold information as we want a transparent investigation," Teo told a press conference at the Parliament lobby this morning.

The ministry, in its reply, said a team at Bukit Aman has been formed to re-investigate the matter but refused to reveal details.

The fresh investigation comes after the Court of Appeal overturned a coroner's inquest finding that Teoh had committed suicide.

Silence is not an option

Meanwhile, Kota Melaka MP Shim Tong Him said the case had dragged on for several years and Teoh's family, as well as the public, deserved disclosure.

"The police can no longer conduct its investigation in silence. They must show that they are serious in handling the case by revealing what they have done so far," he said.

Teoh was called in by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) on July 15, 2009 as a witness but was found dead the next morning after falling from the 14th floor to the fifth floor.

Teoh's death was shrouded in mystery as he was to register his marriage the day after his untimely death and already had the honeymoon and wedding reception planned.

The coroner's court in 2011 ruled that Teoh was driven to suicide by intensive questioning, but this was overturned by the Court of Appeal on Sept 5, 2014 which ruled out suicide and said MACC was liable for Teoh's death.

A royal commission of inquiry into Teoh's death had labelled the three MACC officers who questioned him, namely Hishammuddin Hashim, Arman Alies and Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus as "an arrogant leader, a bully and an abuser".