PUTRAJAYA: Federal Court judge Tan Sri James Foong will head the Commission of Inquiry into the Teoh Beng Hock case.
The terms of reference of the commission are:
* Whether the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had adhered to the rules and regulations during its interrogation of Teoh and followed Standing Orders and best practices. The commission is to recommend a suitable course of action to be taken, if necessary.
* The panel will also investigate Teoh's death and the circumstances leading to it.
The other members of the panel are former Federal judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, ex-Court of Appeal judge Datuk T. Selventhiranathan, renowned forensic pathologist Datuk Dr Bhupinder Singh and Cyberjaya Universiti College of Medical Sciences Profesor Dr Mohamed Hatta Shaharom.
Datuk Saripuddin Kasim, the director-general of the Legal Affairs division of the Prime Minister's Department is the secretary of the commission.
The other members are Senior Federal Counsel Amarjeet Singh, and deputy public prosecutors Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud and Kwan Li Sa.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said in a statement Wednesday that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin had consented to the setting up of the commission.
"The commission will have three months from the date of its appointment to complete its inquiry. The report is be submitted to the King," he added.
Teoh, who was political secretary to Seri Kemnbangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on July 16, 2009, on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, after being questioned by the Selangor MACC.
A Coroner's Court returned an open verdict on the case on Jan 5.
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