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KUALA LUMPUR: In Malaysia, the mysterious death of an opposition political aide has sparked fresh controversy in the country.
Teoh Beng Hock's body was found last week, soon after he was interrogated by the anti-corruption commission.
Over a thousand Malaysians flocked to the family home of 30-year-old Teoh in Malacca to pay their last respects.
Among them was the newly-elected Chinese Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, Oh Ei Sun, who presented a wreath from Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife.
He said: "The PM asked me to come personally here to extend his condolence. (He) fully… understands the kind of feelings the family must be going through."
Moved by the family's grief, the PM's aide promised to convey a message from them to Najib - the family wants Najib to set up a royal commission of inquiry to investigate Teoh's death.
According to the autopsy report, Teoh died of internal multiple injuries sustained from a high fall. His body was found on the fifth floor of a building that houses the anti-corruption commission.
The opposition Democratic Action Party has set up a fund for Teoh's fiancee, who is two months pregnant.
Lim Guan Eng, secretary-general, Democratic Action Party, said: "If you want to question any of our people, you do it in our offices. We don't trust the SPRM (the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) anymore. I don't think people want to get questioned in SPRM. We don't want a situation where you go in alive and come out dead.
"This is something many Malaysians are angry and outraged about. SPRM cannot run away from this responsibility."
The mainstream Malay media has accused opposition leaders of politicising Teoh's death to fuel public hatred towards the federal administration.
The police chief said the probe into Teoh's death is 60 per cent completed, and the police has recorded statements from more than 30 witnesses, including 25 from the anti-corruption body.
Meanwhile, the cabinet will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to set up a royal commission of enquiry.
- CNA/yt
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