No evidence of wrongdoing by Ean Yong, RCI told

The Sun Wed, 27 Apr 2011  

KUALA LUMPUR (April 26, 2011): A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) probe on Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah found nothing implicating him in any wrongdoing, Putrajaya MACC officer Ahmad Shafik Abdul Rahman @ Alwee told the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) investigating Teoh Beng Hock’s death.

Ahmad Shafik, who was being questioned by conducting officer Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud said the results of the probe found no wrongdoing under Section 18 of the MACC Act.

“The direction from the public prosecutor were that investigations be stopped as there was no evidence showing Ean Yong did anything wrong,” said Ahmad Shafik.

He added that in the four claims made by Ean Yong, work was found to have been done according to the specification for the four projects, and that every project by Lee Wye Wing, a businessman, was referred to Teoh through email.

Teoh, an aide to Ean Yong was called into the Selangor MACC’s offices on the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam on July 15, 2009 as a witness in investigations on his boss. He was found dead on a fifth floor landing of the building the following day.

To further questions from Awang Armadajaya, Ahmad Shafik said no evidence was found of excessive claims, and said that the claims were reasonable, adding that no investigation was done on Teoh’s signature on Ean Yong’s chop.

“A statement could not be taken,” said Ahmad Shafik, responding to a question from Awang Armadajaya as to whether the investigation was derailed by Teoh’s death.

In testimony earlier, another MACC officer, K Sachianandan said he saw Teoh in the office of Senior Assistant Commissioner Mohd Nazri Ibrahim, at 1.30am when he walked to the pantry.

Sachianandan said he recognised Teoh based on his attire and body structure and agreed with Bar Council lawyer S. Sivaneindiren that Teoh should have been released after his statement was taken.

Meanwhile, Selangor MACC officer Hadri Hashim testified that he saw three to four people at the MACC's Community Education Centre (CEC), saying he saw MACC officers talking to a Chinese man.

Hadri, who told the RCI that he was directed by investigating officer Mohd Anuar Ismail to record the statement of Lee said he finished recording Lee's statement at 5.45am on July 16.

He added that he told Lee to rest at the CEC sofas when Lee asked to rest at the office instead of going home due to sleepiness and bought food for three witnesses the next day.

This was picked on by Sivaneindiren.

“There was no mention in your police statement that you allowed Lee to return home,” said Sivaneindiren, to which Hadri replied, saying he was not asked about this by police.

This was supported by Commissioner Datuk Abdul Kadir Sulaiman. “Omission is not a contradiction. It was not his fault. He told the witness to go home but the witness wanted to rest there,” he said.