'Why should Teoh write the note in two languages? This note is to buy more time for MACC and BN and to confuse this already time-wasting inquest.'
Teoh inquest: 'Final note' author still a mystery
Wira: As 95 percent of the purported ‘suicide note' was written in Chinese, it's a joke that a conclusive identification can be made in the case of Roman characters and a non-conclusive one for the Chinese characters.
Anyway, common sense tells me it's a lot easier to fake alphabets than Chinese characters, especially so when there are so few of them.
Anonymous: I normally write notes in only one language and that is normally in English. I think most readers would also do the same thing. So my argument is this: Why should Teoh write the note in two languages?
As far as I can comprehend, Teoh didn't have the time and was too tired to do this. So I guess the appearance of this note is to buy more time for MACC and BN and to confuse this already time-wasting inquest.
Ben: My postulation for Teoh Beng Hock's death is not suicide because:
1) He was supposed to be married the next day.
2) His wife-to-be was bearing his child.
3) One whole night of interrogation is not that stressful compared to what Raja Petra Kamarudin's description of three months' continuous interrogations and torture to break a person down while detained under the ISA.
4) If at all Teoh had confessed everything, he was not the one who is going to face the music. His boss was the one to be charged. Maybe Teoh could be made the prosecution witness. He may only have to serve a short jail term; or he may even be rewarded for helping MACC to put his boss behind bars.
Ruben: The coroner, if he exercises fair judgment, should totally reject this last-minute handwritten letter because:
1) It was tendered at such a late stage eventhough the attorney-general and the prosecution team knew of its existence way before this. This letter has a big bearing on the outcome of the case and if no importance was given to it as evidence, then why should it be given any importance at all?
2) Contradictions on the veracity of the initials and the matching of Teoh's actual signature. Also the chemist did say that the writing could easily be duplicated.
3) The police officer had other valid documents bearing Teoh's actual signature but did not get the chemist to compare them.
Mr Coroner, please examine your conscience before you make your decision.
Hindraf vs DAP, time will tell
Devil's Advocate: In life, we should not be counting on paybacks for doing something. I believe in today's current situation, every race has their problems that need to be addressed accordingly. And all the races contributed to the 2008 political tsunami.
At the same time, Malaysians will also need to face reality. Please do not expect things will change for the better immediately. It takes time to change a rotten system that has been entrenched for so long.
Gandhi: Yes, all races contributed to the tsunami of the 12 th general election. That's a fact which need not be doubted at all. But who went to the ground to get hit by chemically-laced water sprays and tear gas, risking impaired vision? Many were running helter-skelter to find water to wash their eyes. It was really a groundswell that had unprecedented effect on the minds of Malaysians.
Every non-Indian watched that with horror and got provoked to vote for the opposition. The point is Hindraf did the job of destroying the hubris of BN. Some people can't accept that Hindraf created a new dimension in our multiracial country. They did not aspire to grab away others' rights but are only fighting against gross injustices.
Sunny D: Maybe the seven percent Indian vote is not so important. Having said that, what is the hope of the other minorities who have even less numbers? If an Orang Asli leader came along and took on the powers-that-be, would we label him a ‘racist' for fighting for his people? Every downtrodden Malaysian must be supported even if he looks and thinks differently from you .
Ah Hoe: In the end, HRP will do a Makkal Sakti. P Uthayakumar thinks he can replace S Samy Vellu, hence he is attacking Lim Guan Eng and threatening to split the votes in DAP vs BN constituencies.
Croniq: People can ridicule Hindraf and downplay their contribution to March 8 all they want but the fact that Hindraf was the catalyst for the tsunami is undeniable. Denying credence to this reality merely reflects an aversion to Hindraf for reasons only known to those concerned.
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