Comments on Ean Yong slams the MACC for shoddy investigation

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SHAH ALAM, Aug 26 - Ean Yong Hian Wah today slammed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for not doing their homework before making unsubstantiated graft claims at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest today

During a press conference today, Ean Yong gave reporters folders containing documents as well as before and after pictures of small projects carried out at his constituency which he claims proved the allegations raised by the MACC were unfounded.

The Selangor executive councillor said the documents and pictures are kept at the District Office.

The Selangor DAP chairman pointed out the MACC had raided the District Office and had seized all documents related to how he spent his state allocation for small projects at his Sri Kembangan Constituency.

According to him, the MACC had tendered in the coroner's court today four claims and quotation documents which were unsigned and not stamped, purportedly obtained from Teoh's computer.

"I have never seen these documents before and they may have been drafts."

Ean Yong said MACC senior enforcement officer Mohd Anuar Ismail had earlier testified that their  investigations revealed the work was never carried out by the contractors involved.

The two claims are from Syarikat Aris and Fizami Construction while the quotations are from MKMN Enterprise and MA Bina Melor Enterprise.

"My lawyer Salim Basir had showed the same pictures, quotation and actual claims to Mohd Anuar during the inquest and he had admitted that he had never set eyes on the documents before."

According to Ean Yong, upon being shown the evidence Mohd Anuar had to agree and admit to the coroner that the projects were actually completed.

"I want to ask MACC if they are really carrying out a serious, fair and professional investigation," he said.

"Mohd Anuar, as the investigating officer, should have checked all the documents and pictures before making false allegations in the inquest."

"This clearly shows that the MACC has a political agenda and are not only refusing to take responsibility for Teoh's death but are attempting to tarnish the image of the DAP and Pakatan Rakyat."

 

COMMENTS

Mohd Anuar was the IO who was sleeping while Teoh was under interrogation. Or could it be that he was not the IO of the case at all but a last minute arrangement to conceal the identity of the real IO.  He dared to admit that he was sleeping while on duty. He said that MACC office was open for 24 hours!!! Let him prove it by punch-card evidence. He also dared to admit that "he had never set eyes on the documents before" as an IO but simply accused that the project was not completed at all. Why should MACC retain such kind of IO in office???

On 26-8-2009 11:22am: Anuar explains to the court the reason why MACC conducts night interrogation. He says in some investigations, witnesses who hold day jobs choose to be interrogated at night so it will not interfere with their work. Some witnesses choose not to be seen at MACC building for their own reasons so they choose night time to record their statement with MACC. Anuar adds the MACC office is open 24 hours.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/26/nation/20090826092938&sec=nation

Comments on PAS maintains Chinese support, Umno race tactics a flop

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BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 26 — If the Permatang Pasir by-election was to gauge the effectiveness of Umno's communal politicking, the results point to only one conclusion: failure.

Mohd Salleh Man, PAS Penang commissioner, beat Rohaizat Othman, the scandal-hit Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, with a majority of 4,551. The former garnered 9,618 votes against the latter's 5,067.

PAS won in all Chinese dominated areas throughout the state constituency. From the suburbs of Sama Gagah and Cross Street to the semi-rural town of Permatang Pauh, the Islamist party thumped their Umno rivals with big majorities.

COMMENTS

I am of the opinion that the voters are mature and justice-loving people. The candidate of the party plays an important role as the reputation of the candidate shall either tarnish or uphold him in the election. Bad reputation cannot win nor reduce the majority of PAS to a greater extent. Some voters are basically seeking justice for TBH and angry with the corruption of top authorities in the country. Who has the authority to investigate the top ranking officers in MACC? Where is the check and balance for MACC that they will not abuse the powers entrusted to them? Why no investigation conducted into the alleged corruption of the Selangor MACC deputy director Hishamuddin Hashim? Voters are fed up with the corruption of the authorities from top posts and there seems no control over it in the present setup.

The issue of bias treatment of races in the country is against any religious teachings that all men and women are created equal. God gives rain and sunshine to both good and evil people equally, that is truly a just God. So any followers who preach and practise injustice, corruption, abuse of powers, anti-racial, inequality and other malpractices, are anti-God. The reward for anti-God is sure failure to win in the election!

written by antubiul, August 26, 2009

Voters are smart, PAS has to win otherwise there be one less bumi representative in the state goverment if UMNO won the opposition will increase their seat, I rather vote PAS. It better to be in the Goverment rather than the opposition.

written by swipenter, August 26, 2009

It just goes to show that multi racial politics maybe replacing racial politics. The harder the racial rhetorics by Utusan and BH and esp the DPM the more turned off would the non malays of Umno/BN. However if those ultras in the likes of Hadi, Nash, Hassan Ali and gang in PAS keep coming up and dealing with issues the orthodox way, PAS can't hope to always have the goodwill and trust of the non malays and moderates muslims. PAS please stop telling us that "this cannot, that cannot" eg MLTR concert. How corruptible is MLTR? BY any stretch of imagination they are just a band good at singing commercial love ballads to their fans.

written by focussed08, August 26, 2009

Neither has BN changed its racial tones and racist actions! 

To demand means there's failings in BN's undertakings. Gaining acceptance, on the other hand, means that there's no need for demands as the people willingly and wholeheartedly/wholesale embrace the party that wholeheartedly embraces them. 

When a party treats a community like dirt to be step upon when they feels like it, then, do you really expect to gain acceptance amongst such communities? 

To gain acceptance, there is an unspoken principle that people must be treated with dignity, fairness and courtesy and not be stamped on, beaten up and shouted down when they feels like it and when it's time to come asking for acceptance, offering bribes and sweet whispers on the one hand and at the same time, making racist rhetorics behind their backs. 

Good governance and a happy and satisfied community will always lend support to whichever party they feels safe and comfortable with. 

Honesty and care for the needs of the people will do wonders to garner support for any party. If only they have the will and ability to embark upon such simple undertakings!


written by vincent, August 26, 2009

I am not so sure about this analysis. In my opinion, PAS won because they were facing an opponent who is with questionable proffessional conduct. Furthermore, Teoh Beng Hock and PKFZ's case also helped. However, if PAS wants to continue to win Chinese votes, they need to do something about their own people like Hassan Ali. I have been voting for PAS for the past many elections, if this Hassan continues with his kind of action, 308 is my last vote to them.

written by novice101, August 26, 2009

Umno has misread the minds of the majority of the voters. The 6 losses Umno has suffered in the hands of PR show the people in Malaysia want a truly united nation and they are saying No to racial politics. But Umno/BN think they are still dealing with voters like a few carrots and those they met in the 60's. They still think dangling a few carrots and using the scared tactics will swing the non-malay votes their way. They are stuck in the mud, not realizing the mentality of the people has evolved. It is obvious Umno/BN are at a loss, they do not have a clue as to how to address this new mentality of the modern voters. It is about time such parties, parties which is out of touch with the people and with this world, be allowed to go extinct. 

Umno/BN's swan song will be the GE13, no one will regret its passing on, except maybe the Umnoputras!

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Comments on Teoh Beng Hock Inquest Day 14: Testimony of alleged kickbacks expunged

26-8-2009
By courtesy of http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/26/nation/20090826092938&sec=nation

03:23pm: Court adjourns to 2pm tomorrow. Witnesses expected to take the stand tomorrow are MACC officers Mohd Najeib Ahmad Walad, Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus and K. Sachianandan.

03:17pm: Abd Razak starts questioning Azhar. Azhar says Teoh appeared restless during the car ride to the MACC office,

03:05pm: Azhar disagrees with Gobind's suggestion that Teoh was asked to drive his own car to MACC office because he would not get out of the MACC building. Azhar, who had the laptop and Hafiz, had the CPU. The two officers rode with Teoh in his car from Ean Yong's office at the state secretariat building to MACC office in Plaza Masalam. Both offices are only a short distance away.

03:00pm: Gobind starts questioning Azhar.

02:56pm: Azhar said he last saw Teoh at 10pm in Selangor MACC office before he left to go back to his Putrajaya base.

02:35pm: Azhar said he was directed by Anuar to bring the laptop seized from Ean Yong's office to the Selangor MACC office in Plaza Masalam. Another colleague Mohd Hafiz Idris was directed to bring the CPU. Azhar said he did not know why he was asked to bring the laptop.

02:10pm: Court resumes. Anuar's testimony of alleged kickbacks made to a political party ordered to be expunged by coroner. 17th witness called to the stand - Putrajaya MACC officer Mohd Azhar Abang Menteri.

12:15pm: Court breaks for lunch. Proceedings resume at 2pm.

11:40am: To a question by Abd Razak, Anuar tells the court that an MACC officer, Bulkani Paharuddin had told him that another witness Tan Boon Wah, was arguing with Teoh in the men's room of the MACC office at about 2am on July 16. Tan, who is a Kajang Municipal councillor, was one of the four witnesses present at MACC that night.

11:30am: Anuar says he didn't lodge a police report straightaway after finding Teoh's body because he believed that the first person who found Teoh had done so. At the time when he saw the body, there were already many people gathering on the fifth floor of the building.

11:22am: Anuar explains to the court the reason why MACC conducts night interrogation. He says in some investigations, witnesses who hold day jobs choose to be interrogated at night so it will not interfere with their work. Some witnesses choose not to be seen at MACC building for their own reasons so they choose night time to record their statement with MACC. Anuar adds the MACC office is open 24 hours.

11:10am: Court resumes

10:25am: Court takes a short recess.

10:20am: Tan Hock Chuan asks for a short break for all interested parties to have a discussion. Gobind objects again, saying, "No, the damage has been done. The allegations about DAP has been put on record. Teoh did nothing wrong. This inquest has turned into a corruption trial of Teoh Beng Hock."

10:10am: Gobind gets up to object about Anuar's testimony of alleged kickbacks received by a political party. He says Abd Razak has breached what was agreed yesterday, which was for the inquest to stay within the statement taken from Mohd Anuar by investigating officer ASP Ahmad Nazri Zainal. Gobind says Abd Razak is using the inquest as a platform to talk about the entire investigation by MACC. "We have nothing to hide. We can bring our witnesses and justify the allegations by Mohd Anuar. Mohd Anuar's allegations are baseless. it is unfair for my deceased client," Gobind tells the coroner. Abd Razak says the result of the investigation by MACC is important to establish Teoh's state of mind.

09:35am: Mohd Anuar takes the stand for the fourth time. He is now being questioned by lawyer representing MACC Datuk Abd Razak Musa.

09:30am: Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas allows application made by lawyer Salim Bashir for his client, Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah to sit in the court so that Ean Yong can listen to the testimony of Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officer Mohd Anuar Ismail.

09:25am: Day 14 of Teoh Beng Hock inquest begins.

COMMENTS

To recap if Tan Boon Wah had a quarrel with Teoh at 2am on 16-7-2009, it does not make sense as Teoh was only released at 3:45am. It was quite unlikely that Teoh was free to move around in the MACC Building and went to the toilet without escort. It was reported earlier by TheStar that Teoh and Tan did not exchange words but merely gesture on 16-7-2009.

"Meanwhile, Kajang municipal councillor Tan Boon Wah, who was also questioned by the MACC in relation to the same case, said he saw Teoh in the MACC pantry at 6am on Thursday. " He looked tired, but he didn't say anything to me," Tan added. Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/18/nation/4348148&sec=nation

The motive of MACC was to find a scapegoat to put the blame on. It is necessary to recall Tan Boon Wah and cross-examine him together with the MACC Officer Bulkani Paharuddin who made such statement about the quarrel. Whatever it is still inconclusive that a quarrel if any could result in the destructive state of mind. Rather the sleep deprivation should be used to prove that Teoh could no answer some of the questions of MACC Officers because he was too tired to recall things at the wee hours of the morning.

Teoh's state of mind should be commended by psychologists and not MACC Officers who were of the opinion that kickbacks were involved. Even a person went bankrupt could go through the ordeal. So there is no strong evidence that the alleged deals which was not admitted by Teoh could be speculated as something which could hold his mind from rational thoughts. Suicidal thoughts normally develop from a period of time of depression and abnormal fears of meeting people; basically a person has suffered mental depression for a long period of time and under constant medication. A mental illness person's statement may not be valid in the courts of law as he could experience split personalities such as schizophrenia, hallucination, preoccupied mind and staring eyes.

The conclusive evidence from DNA report is that there are at least one person known as Male 1 who forcibly held Teoh's belt. The force of that person caused the waist belt to tear. Now the pathologists contended that was due to contamination during physical examination of the body of Teoh.

More questions should be asked on security of MACC Office as whether or not visitors can enter the premises without detection and who was the last person who saw Teoh alive.

In the meantime, MACC should be held responsible for the safety of the witnesses until he or she leaves the premises.