Kota Sentosa State assemblyman Wilfred Yap has called out the Democratic Action Party (DAP) over what he described as a failure to deliver justice for the late Teoh Beng Hock, despite holding power in the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Referring to the recent public apology issued by DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke to Teoh\u2019s family, Yap said that while the gesture may appear sincere, it rings hollow without concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that DAP holds Cabinet positions and wields real power, an apology alone is meaningless without follow-through. Justice demands results, not rhetoric,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teoh, a political aide, died in 2009 while in the custody of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), sparking widespread outrage and long-standing calls for justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yap criticised DAP for previously using Teoh\u2019s death as a political rallying point during campaigns, including in Sarawak, where he said DAP leaders repeatedly referenced the case in speeches and banners to galvanise public support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey used his death to paint themselves as defenders of justice. But now that they\u2019re in power, the loudest voices have gone quiet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He questioned what DAP has done since forming the federal government to revisit or act on the case, and whether any meaningful institutional reforms have been implemented to prevent similar tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf DAP cannot even fight for justice for one of their own, how can the rakyat trust them to stand up for ordinary Malaysians?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling the situation not just a political failure but a \u201cmoral betrayal,\u201d Yap urged DAP to clearly outline the steps they have taken to pursue justice for Teoh, disclose any reforms within MACC or related agencies, and stop using apologies as a way to deflect accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kota Sentosa State assemblyman Wilfred Yap has called out the Democratic Action Party (DAP) over what he described as a failure to deliver justice for the late Teoh Beng Hock, despite holding power in the federal government. Referring to the recent public apology issued by DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke to Teoh\u2019s family, Yap said that while the gesture may appear sincere, it rings hollow without concrete action. \u201cNow that DAP holds Cabinet positions and wields real power, an apology alone is meaningless without follow-through. Justice demands results, not rhetoric,\u201d heRead More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,1,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33383,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33380\/revisions\/33383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}