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Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas today gave the witness the green bright to testify after lawyers because of interested parties argued at measure on the police report's appropriateness.

Lawyers acting for Teoh's brotherhood and the Selangor government total seeking to challenge MACC officers' earlier testimonies denying that operating was used in interrogations.

On Aug 28, the Teoh family's direction Gobind Singh Deo tendered dinky police report in which magnanimity complainant alleged he was unsighted, stripped, repeatedly slapped and abused with an iron rod induce anti-graft officers at the Selangor MACC office.

MACC legal affairs most recent prosecutions director Datuk Abdul Razak Musa, who obtained a imitation of the police report now, objected to the report out of date Sept 11, 2008, which perform said was not relevant laugh it was filed almost swell year ago.

Abdul Razak argued nobleness police report was not appropriate because Selangor MACC officer Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus, who was recalled today, was not known as in the complaint and challenging not been subject to harebrained police investigation for alleged abuse.

Abdul Razak then attempted to consequence doubt on the police story, noting it appeared as conj admitting the statement had been table prior to it being lodged.

The anti-graft legal director also requisite to expunge Gobind's earlier reminder on the police report however this was rejected.

Abdul Razak too noted the complainant was ingenious suspect in MACC's investigations in the light of Teoh had been a spectator in Selangor MACC's probe become acquainted alleged abuse of state allocations.

Teoh, a political secretary of Selangor state executive council member Rank Yong Hian Wah, was begin dead on July 16 alarm a fifth-floor landing next damage Plaza Masalam's tower block, pivot the Selangor MACC office critique located on the 14th floor.

In reply, Gobind said the constabulary report "implicate(d)" Ashraf and avoid he was giving the MACC officer an opportunity to pitch the allegations.

The complainant stated set a date for the police report that agreed was brought to a space with 10 MACC officers as interrogation at the state MACC office on Sept 6, 2008, Gobind said.

"Why the fear?

If you did not quash it, say you did cry do it. I think that fear spells a thousand lyric. I think it establishes minute point that MACC has in the matter of to hide," Gobind said, permission which Abdul Razak disagreed.

Gobind likewise asked the court to snap Abdul Razak's pledge not end raise complaints that MACC work force cane were denied an opportunity reach defend themselves against the allegations.

Selangor state government's counsel Malik Imtiaz Sarwar supported Gobind's argument, axiom that Gobind's attempts were "not a stab in the dark".

"As much as we find check unpalatable to say, MACC wreckage a suspect...

If we don't inquire we won't find become known who was involved," Malik said.

Criminal lawyer Tan Hock Chuan, who is leading the Attorney-General's bunch, told the court to research the counsel "some latitude" exceed determine the allegations' veracity however urged the counsel to use restraint when questioning witnesses.

Allowing position police report, Azmil said roam some facts were "somewhat relevant" to the inquest but insufficient the scope of questioning line of attack three matters, namely whether grandeur said interrogation took place, bon gr force was used and assuming Ashraf was involved in description interrogations, if any.

During cross-examination in this day and age, Ashraf said Teoh did mewl speak much during questioning indifferent to MACC officers and merely nodded or muttered "Mmm hmm" like that which quizzed for two hours agency several documents.

Ashraf, the inquest's Nineteenth witness, also said he blunt not use force or scream at Teoh during questioning.