Mourning of Teoh Beng Hock Passing Away

As the member of Parliament for Alor Gajah, I join the nation in mourning the unnecessary passing away of Teoh Beng Hock, a bright young man born, educated and brought up in Kelemak, Alor Gajah. I visited the family on Saturday morning (18th July 2009), and paid my respects to Beng Hock together with MCA members of the Alor Gajah Division. The untimely passing away of Beng Hock is not only a great loss to the family, but also a sad loss to Alor Gajah.

I agreed with Beng Hock’s mother when she said nothing can bring back her son. To lessen the grief of the family, I request the government to immediately set up an Independent Royal Commission of Enquiry to uncover the circumstances and the whole truth leading to the tragic death of Beng Hock. The Royal Commission should be mandated to start his work immediately.

It is important that the whole truth be revealed and necessary actions taken to rectify the situation, including due punishment to those responsible and due compensation to the family as an expression of our remorse and sympathy.