Macc lawyer abdul razak musang

SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is headed to the High Court tomorrow in an attempt to exclude from Teoh Beng Hock's inquest allegations that its anti-graft officers had assaulted a previous suspect, amid strong objections from lawyers representing interested parties.

MACC legal affairs and prosecutions director Datuk Abdul Razak Musa filed the review application at about 1.30pm today, seeking to review coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas' Tuesday decision that a police report by Sivanesan Tanggavelu alleging psychological and physical abuse, was relevant to the inquest.

Counsel for Teoh's family Gobind Singh Deo confirmed by SMS that the MACC's application will be heard on Thursday morning at the Petaling Jaya High Court while the inquest would likely be postponed.

Arguments erupted on the outset of today's proceedings when Abdul Razak asked the coroner to direct counsels to submit on the probative value and prejudicial effect of allowing Sivanesan's eviden