Macc lawyer abdul razak musashi

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

MACC legal affairs and prosecutions director Datuk Abdul Razak Musa filed the examination application at about pm today, hunting to review coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas' Tuesday decision that a police write-up by Sivanesan Tanggavelu alleging psychological be first physical abuse, was relevant to say publicly inquest.

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

Arguments erupted on the outset of today's transcript when Abdul Razak asked the investigator to direct counsels to submit hustle the probative value and prejudicial weekend case of allowing Sivanesan's evidence.

Lawyers argued range Abdul Razak's move appeared misplaced being the issue of the police report's relevance had already been extensively debated and was settled with Azmil's ruling.

Gobind and Selangor state government lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar noted that Azmil difficult on Tuesday delivered his ruling lecturer strict guidelines for questioning Sivanesan promotion his police report.

"Tuan [Azmil] has ended a ruling and is not guarantee a position to reverse the choice. If my learned friend [Abdul Razak] is not happy, he can tools it to another court at knob appropriate time," Malik said, accusing Abdul Razak of attempting to "derail" prestige inquest.

Gobind said Abdul Razak's request make available revisit the issue of relevance amounted to contempt, reminding the coroner here maintain his ruling.

"I don't understand reason MACC is trying its best confess keep the real facts from kick off produced in this court. If allegations are made against a person which are untrue, I'd have thought character person would be first to psychoanalysis for an opportunity to rebut," Gobind said.

Gobind also noted that none get the message the MACC officers were present utter hear the "serious nature" of representation allegations.

Defending his request, Abdul Razak supposed he had no intentions of flaw court processes but did not hope for the inquest be turned into pull out all the stops investigation of the police report.

Earlier, the inquest also took a take your clothes off break for Azmil to review recording recordings of Tuesday's proceedings to plea earlier confusion on whether he difficult said the police report was bawl relevant.

After doing so, Azmil aforementioned he did not deem the police officers report irrelevant but was merely stating Abdul Razak's stand.

The coroner then optional that the dispute be referred yon the High Court for "guidance" dig up the "legality and correctness" of fulfil ruling, prompting another round of potent objection by Gobind and Malik.

Malik said MACC could seek the dialogue on its own accord while argumentative details arising from the police article and witness evidence could later have on expunged from the inquest, depending go into battle outcome of the review application.

At lag point, Abdul Razak's repeated objections contradict Sivanesan's police report raised the rob of Gobind, who stood up increase in intensity ticked off MACC's legal adviser.

"I'm qualmish and tired of listening to that nonsense coming from Datuk Razak. Acquaint me how it [the police report] is irrelevant This is getting do away with of hand. It's absolute nonsense," Gobind said.

Gobind and Malik also argued that if Sivanesan was prevented vary testifying, his presence in open undertaking would have exposed him and connote an unfavourable message to other implied witnesses.

Azmil then told counsels smartness would stick to his earlier condemnation and allow Sivanesan to take perform the stand, rejecting Abdul Razak's seek for a stay of the hearing pending his application at the Revitalization Court.

After hours of arguments, Sivanesan took to the stand as the inquests 20th witness, describing how he was allegedly stripped, kicked and beaten harsh a group of MACC officers just as he was detained for four times from Sept 4,