The Teoh Beng Hock Case: Where are the answers? Where is the direction?
[Statement by the Teoh Family, issued in Kuala Lumpur on 10 December 2025]
We, the family of Teoh Beng Hock, welcome the firm stance finally taken by DAP Secretary-General Loke Siew Fook on the reform agenda, especially his emphasis that the issue of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) “must have answers and a clear direction.” His remark that he is prepared to resign from his government post in exchange for reform reflects strong determination.
However, we would like to ask the Secretary-General: Where are the answers for the Teoh Beng Hock case? Where is the direction? Does he also have the resolve to relinquish his government position in order to demand from Prime Minister Anwar an answer regarding the Teoh Beng Hock case?
Five years ago, former DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng stated at the memorial service that if Pakatan Harapan were to return to power, there would be a set time frame for reopening and resolving Beng Hock’s case. He stressed that DAP would never abandon Teoh Beng Hock and would never let those involved off the hook. Why is it that five years later, there is still no answer, no direction, and no deadline?
The promise of reform has never been a slogan. It is a responsibility that must be fulfilled. What the people care about is not whether politicians can continue to hold positions in the Cabinet, but whether the country is truly moving toward strengthening its system of justice and whether wrongdoers are prosecuted according to the law, so that human rights violations will not be repeated.
We call on DAP to uphold the same level of determination on both the UEC issue and the Teoh Beng Hock case, and to implement fairness, justice, credibility, and institutional accountability.
DAP must understand that the reason the case still stirs public emotions after so many years is not because it is merely a single incident, but because this bloodshed symbolizes the basic bottom line a nation must uphold—truth must be allowed to surface, and institutions must be capable of correcting their own wrongs.
On the road toward institutional reform, every promise must withstand scrutiny, and every period of silence must be replaced with transparency. Ultimately, the success or failure of a government is not judged by how many positions it holds, but by whether it fulfils its responsibilities to the people.
Justice for Beng Hock must be made visible. We hope that the DAP will support the Teoh family with “love, patience, and trust,” and urge Prime Minister Anwar to allow international forensic investigation experts to reopen the case, so that the perpetrator responsible for Beng Hock’s death 16 years ago in the Selangor MACC office may finally be brought to justice.
Representative of the Teoh Beng Hock Family
Teoh Lee Lan
明福案件：答案在哪？方向在哪？
[赵明福家属文告，2025年12月10日于吉隆坡发出]
我们家属欢迎行动党秘书长陆兆福终于在改革议程上采取坚决立场，强调独中统考问题必须“要有答案，要有方向”。陆秘书长甚至以辞官职换改革的言论，表达他强大的决心。
但我们家属想请问陆秘书长，明福案件的答案在哪？方向在哪？他是否也有舍弃官职的决心，向首相安华要求明福案件的一个答案？
五年前，行动党前秘书长林冠英曾在公祭上表示，希盟若能再次执政，将为明福翻案设下期限。他也强调行动党不会放弃赵明福，不会放过涉案者。五年后，却为何没答案、没方向、没期限呢？
改革的承诺从来不是一句口号，而是一份必须兑现的责任。人民所关心的，不是政治人物能否继续在内阁中占据席位，而是国家是否真的在往完善公义制度的方向前进，并依法惩治违法者以确保侵犯人权事件不再重演。
我们呼吁行动党对统考和明福案件秉持同样的强大决心，落实公平、公义、公信与制度问责。
行动党必须知道，明福的案子之所以多年仍牵动社会情绪，并非因为只是一个案件，而是因为血案象征着一个国家应当具备的底线——必须让真相有出口，让制度能够矫正错误。
在通往制度改革的道路上，每一项承诺都必须经得起检验，每一段沉默都必须由透明所取代。最终，一个政府的成败，不以官位多少衡量，而以是否能够兑现对人民的责任来裁定。
明福血案的的公义，必须被看见。我们希望行动党以“爱心，耐心和放心”给予赵家支持，向首相安华争取让国际刑事调查专家重启调查明福案件，将16年前雪州反贪会内致死明福的凶手绳之以法。
赵明福家属代表
赵丽兰