Justice in a Period of Change
Forum in Commemoration of
Teoh Beng Hock’s 3rd Death Anniversary
10th July 2012 (Tuesday) 8pm
Petaling Jaya
 
Three years have passed since the tragic death of Teoh Beng Hock, and yet so many questions remain. The Coroner returned an open verdict. The Royal Commission of Inquiry ruled that he was led to suicide because of the MACC’s “aggressive, relentless, oppressive and unscrupulous” interrogation methods – and yet none of the MACC officers responsible has been prosecuted and none of its procedures has been made subject to public scrutiny, let alone be reformed.
 
These questions go to the heart of the Federal Government’s much touted “transformation” programme. If we cannot answer the question “who guards the guards”, then whither Malaysia? Have we become a police state? What protection can the ordinary citizen expect? How do we protect society against both corruption and false accusations of corruption? How far are we prepared to let politics subvert the rule of law?
 
We can build no greater memorial to the life of Teoh Beng Hock than in our struggle not to let his death be in vain. The first step in this is to ask the tough questions and grapple with difficult answers. What sort of institutional changes are needed to reform the system? What can be done by the public to ensure these reforms are carried out? We must stand for justice in this period of change.
 
Details:
Date: 10th July 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 8pm
Venue: 1st floor, KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
Guest: YB Lim Kit Siang (DAP Parliamentary leader and MP for Ipoh Timur)
Speakers: YB Gobind Singh (MP for Puchong), Dr. Azmi Sharom (Associate Professor of Malaya University Law faculty), Edmund Bon (Human Rights lawyer)
For further information, please call +03 9200 5000.