COMMENT | Fighting back against the deep state

COMMENT | It is with a mixture of sadness and indignation that this piece is written for the occasion of Teoh Beng Hock’s death anniversary on July 16.

Fourteen years have passed since that fateful day when a young, promising life was snuffed out for a reason or purpose that a majority of Malaysians cannot comprehend or agree with.

This makes it more than 5,000 days with the authorities being unable or unwilling to resolve a case which, in law-abiding and democratic nations, will require a much shorter time to ascertain the unexplained death.

Held in custody by authorities whose role is to uphold the law at all times...