TBH inquest: What’s an open verdict?

TBH inquest: What’s an open verdict?

On January 5, 2011, after an 18 months period, the inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock’s death was concluded with the coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas returning an open verdict.

 The coroner also ruled out suicide or homicide as the cause of his death. 

The inquest which began on July 29, 2009 was to determine how Beng Hock died while in the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s custody.

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Baffled with the coroner, Azmil Muntapha’s verdict, Citizen Journalist R. Vijay Kumar spoke to several Pakatan Rakyat leaders, some of whom are also lawyers, to seek information. This video news was also compiled for the benefit of the common concerned Malaysians, especially those whom were following the court events.

Video by R. Vijay Kumar, Citizen Journalist

R. Vijay Kumar