Teoh Beng Hock group shortens ‘Walk for Justice’, makes Parliament last stop

The Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA) has revised and shortened the route of the 100km “Walk for Justice” slated to commence on July 13.

In light of the ongoing Parliament sitting, TBH-ADA chairperson Ng Yap Hwa said the group changed the route of the three-day relay walk, making the august house its final stop.

“Considering that Parliament is in session and the cabinet ministers and MPs will be gathering at the Dewan Rakyat, we have decided to change the route to go to Parliament to submit a memorandum to the prime minister,” Ng said in a statement today.

“We will also submit a letter to the Selangor Menteri Besar at 9.30am on July 13 at the Selangor Secretariat Building in Shah Alam, reminding the Selangor government that Teoh, a former employee of the state government who saved the democracy in Selangor state, has yet to see justice prevail,” he added.

Checks by Malaysiakini also found that the 100km walk has been shortened by more than half its scheduled route, to 41.5km.

Aside from the Parliament, other notable stops detailed in the revised route include Plaza Masalam and the Selangor MACC office building, both in Shah Alam, as well as the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur.

Ng added that a vigil for victims of custodial deaths will be held near the Bar Council office on July 16 at 6pm and will be followed by an 8pm memorial service for Teoh at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).

In July 2009, Teoh, who was the political secretary to then- Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, was summoned as a witness to have his statement recorded at the Selangor MACC headquarters.

Teoh was subsequently found dead on July 16, 2009, on the fifth-floor service corridor of Plaza Masalam after being questioned overnight on the 14th floor.

In 2011, a Royal Commission of Inquiry determined that Teoh was driven to commit suicide following aggressive questioning by the MACC.

In 2014, the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that Teoh’s death was caused by the act of “a person or persons unknown”, including the MACC officers who questioned him overnight before he was found dead.

Group to organise 100km ‘Walk for Justice’ for Teoh Beng Hock

Ramkarpal slams probe into Beng Hock activists seeking to meet PM

After one-year wait to see PM, Beng Hock's family meet with PMO officer

Beng Hock's family to visit PMO next week

Court sets Oct 16 for judicial review hearing over Beng Hock's death

Judge recuses himself from hearing review over Beng Hock's death