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Malaysia govt’s reform pledge tested as DAP chief bows over unresolved 2009 death of political aide
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DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke (second from left) and other senior party members bowed on July 17 in a gesture of remorse over the death of Mr Teoh Beng Hock, which remains unsolved.
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- DAP leaders publicly bowed to express remorse for the death of Mr Teoh while in MACC custody. The case remains unresolved.
- The case is emblematic of the DAP’s and PH’s unfulfilled promises and could prove detrimental in the lead up to the next election.
- Analysts view DAP's gesture as damage control, but some voters demand justice and accountability, threatening electoral backlash.
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KUALA LUMPUR – In front of around 20 members of the media at a news conference on July 17, Malaysia’s Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general Anthony Loke did something hardly expected of a senior politician in the country: He bowed.
It was a gesture of remorse over the death of Mr Teoh Beng Hock, a political aide to a DAP assemblyman, who died in the custody of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) 16 years ago – a case that, despite DAP’s longstanding calls for justice, remains unsolved.
