The Selangor government has confirmed that its forensic expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand will not testify in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest when it resumes on April 20. The Director-general of the Bangkok-based Central institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) has pulled out, citing “political pressure” from Putrajaya that could affect her work in southern Thailand.
However, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz has called her a liar over her claims that the Malaysian government exercised "political pressure" to stop her from testifying. He also accused her of lying (read here) in the inquest. Lying about what? Are you accusing her of lying about her findings as a pathalogist? Are you a pathologist to know that she was lying? Please stick to what you know.
Coming on the heels of the Hulu Selangor by-election, this sudden revelation of political pressure only confirms that there are hidden hands behind the issue. By intimidating Dr Pornthip and indirectly, preventing her from entering the country, the UMNO government has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that this UMNO government is as guilty as hell. The people of Hulu Selangor must open their eyes to see the crime which the govt. is trying to conceal.
Secondly if Nazri claims that Dr. Pornthip is lying about her safety, then he should first make a ministerial statement in Parliament tomorrow over this "scandalous and outrageous development", as suggested by YB Lim Kit Siang and then follow up with a
guarantee of a safe conduct, in and out of the country. With these two actions, you may gain back some credibility.
People of Hulu Selangor - Time to wake up and stand tall.
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