THE Home Ministry will leave it to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) whether to reopen investigations into the death of Teoh Beng Hock, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said.

“It is up to the AGC to decide. We have been briefed about this case,” said the Home Minister in Putrajaya today.

“All the legal processes have already been completed – such as the Royal Commission of Inquiry and paying compensation – so, there’s nothing more for us to do.

“However, the family is still not satisfied, even they have accepted compensation.

“They want to more (a new investigation), so I will leave it to the AGC,” he said.

Teoh’s family, who formed the group Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy, wants the Pakatan Harapan government to reopen the investigation into his death 10 years ago.

However, they are unhappy that the case is now being investigated for wrongful confinement

Teoh’s sister Lee Lan was asked to provide a statement to the police recently under the Penal Code for wrongful confinement.

The trust and the Malaysian Bar had previously recommended that the case be investigated for culpable homicide.

Lawyer Ramkarpal Singh said fresh investigations into Teoh’s death should be focused on homicide instead of wrongful confinement.

He said Attorney-General Tommy Thomas must explain why the case was now under investigation for wrongful confinement, despite suspicions of homicide, while Teoh was in the custody of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers.

Ramkarpal said it was utterly disappointing for the matter to be now investigated for a much lesser offence of wrongful confinement when the Court of Appeal had clearly indicated in its judgment that there was evidence of homicide.

Teoh, 30, who was the political secretary to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah was found dead on July 16, 2009, in the 5th floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam hours after he was interrogated by the MACC. – June 26, 2019.