The family of the late Teoh Beng Hock has filed a fresh application for judicial review, seeking to compel the police to reopen investigations into his death under murder-related provisions, nearly 17 years after the incident.
The application for leave was submitted on April 17 through the law firm Tetuan Lim Wei Jiet, naming the Inspector-General of Police, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, the Attorney General and the Malaysian Government as respondents.
Teoh’s parents, Teoh Leong Hwee and Teoh Shuw Hoi, along with his brother Teoh Meng Kee, are listed as the applicants in the case.
In their application, the family is seeking a court declaration that the authorities have a legal duty to investigate the death under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and Section 304 for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
They are also requesting a court order to compel the respondents to initiate and complete the investigation within 120 days of the order being issued.
Their lawyer confirmed that the High Court is scheduled to hear the leave application on May 18.
In an affidavit, Teoh Meng Kee claimed that authorities have failed to provide sufficient justification for not investigating the case under murder-related provisions, despite longstanding public interest and previous court findings.
He argued that no individuals, including any MACC officers, have been charged in relation to the death, despite earlier appellate court decisions linked to the case.
He also cited correspondence from police in Selangor indicating that the case had been investigated under wrongful confinement provisions, while the Attorney General’s Chambers had previously classified it as “No Further Action” (NFA).
Teoh Beng Hock, who served as a political aide at the time, was found dead on July 16, 2009, at the Plaza Masalam building in Shah Alam after being called in for questioning at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office.
Over the years, multiple legal and investigative findings have been made, including a coroner’s ruling of an open verdict, a Royal Commission of Inquiry conclusion of suicide, and a Court of Appeal decision stating his death was caused by unlawful acts by unknown individuals.
The family maintains that justice has yet to be fully served and continues to pursue further legal action in relation to the case.
