Beng Hock’s death and the Pandora’s Box
Teoh Beng Hock is dead.
Unlike Jesus Christ, he will not rise again.
But from the ashes of his body will give rise to a new conscientiousness among Malaysians that no one on the ‘wrong’ side of the political divide is immune from persecution, blackmail, torture, even death.
Kugan and the 2000+ before him were examples of unexplained custodial deaths. But sadly, truth must be told, Kugan and the others were of the ‘wrong’ colour and wrong social status and that didn’t really fire the public’s attention as it should.
Life in the Malaysian system is worth about 20 sens and depreciating if one’s black or with a lower social status. That’s the awful truth. Swallow that with a few stiff ones if you have to, but you have to stomach that. For now.
Important instruments of the state like the judiciary, the police, the civil service, and the MACC are anything but independent. The are all clans of the Umno junta.
Many public officials live in the pockets of those in power, and those who aren’t wished they were.
And it is from here that, perhaps, the root cause of Beng Huat’s death was grafted.
I will not discuss the possible causes of Beng Hock’s death here for the court of public opinion has already passed judgement.
I shall, however, try to share with you my thoughts on the probable, not possible, circumstances leading to his death.
