Kuala Lumpur High Court today ordered the Government of Malaysia and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to pay compensation to the families of RM600,000 Teoh Beng Hock.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur High Court today ordered the Government of Malaysia and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to pay RM600,000 in damages to the family of Teoh Beng Hock.
Lawyer for Teoh's family, Gobind Singh Deo said the defendants, namely the Government of Malaysia, MACC and 10 members, was ordered to pay RM60,000 in costs.
Gobind said the defendants have agreed to pay the amounts ordered and the family of the deceased had agreed to it.
However, Gobind said Teoh's family still wants the person responsible for the death of Teoh, prosecuted.
"This is a major victory to the family of the deceased. After six years of battle in the arena of law, they now have the MACC and the government's recognition that those responsible for his death.
"We will continue to urge the police to act in this case. We have done all what was possible in terms of the law. Now it is up to the police to do what you need and we will not stop fighting for justice for Teoh," said Gobind in one statement.
Gobind, who took over the case from his late father, Karpal Singh, said he would not accept any payment from the family and this is also the request of his father.
Teoh was found dead on July 16, 2009 on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam, after being called to the MACC office to record the evidence of the alleged misuse of public funds to the employer.
The Court of Appeal in September last year set aside the decision of the coroner in the inquest before and decided that the death of Teoh's death in detention when he was held by (MACC) and denied that he committed suicide.
Teoh was found dead on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, which previously put the MACC headquarters, on the morning of July 16, 2009.
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