REIN in your outbursts. DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and several Opposition leaders were told to show some restraint in their demands and outcry over the death of Teoh Beng Hock, the political secretary to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah.

Kit Siang and his son, party secretary- general Lim Guan Eng, have been accused of levelling accusations against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) without a shred of evidence.

All the government initiatives, some unprecedented, to throw some light on the untimely death of Teoh, have been met with ridicule and nasty criticism.

Kit Siang, in his blog, poured scorn on the Prime Minister's announcement on the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into the MACC investigative procedures and to determine if there were any human right violations when Teoh was being interrogated.

"What the Malaysian public want is a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the mysterious causes of Teoh's death at 14th floor of MACC Hqrs, the investigating procedures of MACC as well as into the independence, professionalism and integrity of the MACC; whether it has become the cat's paw of its political masters to declare war on the Pakatan Rakyat, instead of declaring war on corruption," Kit Siang wrote.

Author and former newspaper columnist Syed Akbar Ali, who champions human right causes, said it was unbecoming of some of the Opposition leaders throwing tantrums without listening to reason.

"Using Teoh's death for political advantage is a despicable act and an affront to the memory of the young man," Syed Akbar said.

"Instead of indulging in such acts, I urge Kit Siang, Guan Eng and their fellow Pakatan leaders to accord proper respect to the departed political aide by offering support and counsel to Teoh's family and fiancee to help them cope in these trying times," said the former banker.

Syed Akbar, a former member of the National Economic Advisory Council in the Prime Minister's Department, said there would be anarchy if everyone wanted their own version of justice and procedures.

"For the first time the police too are ready to make public their investigation into Teoh's death. Besides, a magistrate's inquest is also under way and everybody knows that it is not held behind closed doors. The whole proceedings will be held in open court for everyone to judge," he said.

Syed Akhbar said he found it strange that some of the Opposition members who are usually quick to ask the police to investigate a crime are now trying to impede investigations by not cooperating.

"What do you make of a senior Selangor exco member from Pakatan Rakyat barging into the MACC in Shah Alam, screaming at the security guards and banging on doors with his fists?" he asked.

Recently, several Pakatan State assemblymen and Members of Parliament organised a demonstration outside the MACC headquarters and refused to disperse when ordered to by the police.

Pasir Mas Member of Parliament Ibrahim Ali said everyone should keep a cool head and wait for the outcome of the inquest and inquiry.

"We know the Opposition stance. Nothing is possible with them. All they want is to spoil things for the government ... that is what they are there for."

According to Ibrahim, if others break the law, they are up in arms but it is okay for their own kind to run foul of the law in the name of democracy and freedom.

Teoh's investigations to be finalised soon

POLICE investigations into the death of Teoh Beng Hock are expected to be “finalised soon”.

This will pave the way for the Royal Commission of Inquiry to study the standard operating procedures of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in questioning witnesses and an inquest to determine Teoh’s cause of death.

Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said: “We have only about 10 to 15 per cent left before we complete our investigations.

“We will leave it to the royal commission to scrutinise the mode of questioning employed by the MACC and the inquest which will be held between July 29 and Aug 12,” he said.

Among the last aspects of the investigation are paperwork and the tying up of loose ends.

Police have since visited the crime scene, studied the building and the floor Teoh fell from and have taken various specimen samples, including fingerprints.

Yesterday, eight people were questioned by police, bringing the total number of statements taken by the police to 50.

Those called up were individuals who had communicated with Teoh on his handphone 24 hours prior to his death. Among them were five local councillors, three DAP members and at least three reporters.

One of the witnesses called yesterday was telecommunication shop owner Woo Chuan Sing, Teoh’s friend of nine years.

Woo said on Wednesday morning that he received an SMS from Teoh asking him to be his best man at his wedding on Aug 3.

“He called me up a short while later when I did not reply to reconfirm that I would be the best man. That was the last time we spoke,” said Woo, a friend of Teoh since student days at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Teoh died two to three hours after he was last seen at 6am on July 16 at the Selangor Malaysian Anti- Corruption Commission (MACC) office at Wisma Masalam in Shah Alam.