In court
Teoh Beng Hock death probe
Unsolved: a court found unknown persons unlawfully caused his death, yet the AGC classified the reopened probe no further action in May 2025 and no one has been charged. The family's judicial review to force a murder probe is pending; a hearing was moved to November 2026.
- Category
- Crime
- Since
- 16 Jul 2009
- Last update
- 4 Aug 2026
- Next
- Adjourned High Court hearing on judicial review (Nov 2026, date not fixed)
Timeline
- Teoh, a political aide, was found dead on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam after overnight questioning at the MACC office on the 14th floor.
- A Royal Commission of Inquiry concluded it was suicide, after the coroner had returned an open verdict in January.
- The Court of Appeal ruled that his death was caused or accelerated by unlawful acts of one or more unknown persons.
- The Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered police to finish a renewed investigation within six months.
- The AGC decided on no further action, saying the evidence did not prove an offence by anyone.
- The family filed for leave for judicial review seeking a declaration that the death be probed as murder within 120 days.
- Deputy Minister M. Kulasegaran told the Dewan Rakyat the government would seek answers on why no one had been prosecuted.
- Utusan reported the KL High Court hearing set for 23 Jul 2026 on the family's application for an extension of time to file the judicial review was postponed to November 2026 because the family's lawyers were unavailable; the exact date was still to be fixed.
- The Teoh Beng Hock Association for the Advancement of Democracy launched an 'email Anwar' campaign urging the PM to honour his 2024 pledge and reopen a criminal probe.