Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is reported as saying in Pekan today that the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) set up by the government following the mysterious death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock will take into account the findings of the n ongoing magistrate’s inquest.
He explained to reporters that the RCI’s full scope, which includes looking into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation procedures, is pending the completion of the inquest into the death of Teoh.
“We have to go through the inquest first which will determine the cause of (Teoh’s) death.”
Najib said the RCI, which will look into the procedures of the MACC, would also take into account the findings of the inquest.
“The sequence has to be right,” he said.
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