Why a nation in peril? When there is comedy in the court on something as serious as an inquest...
1) MACC Prosecutor Abdul Razak asked Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand if she had come to “to attack the MACC".
2) "Did you know that the university that you graduated from is not recognised in Malaysia?" he asked, eliciting disgruntled murmurs from the gallery.
3) Abdul Razak next had the gallery groaning in disbelief when he suggested that Teoh had strangled himself and was "depressive".
4) Abdul Razak riled up those in the gallery further by suggesting to Pornthip that her report was "based on her imagination".
5) He then puzzled the court when he stated, "If (Teoh) was unconscious, his body would be heavier."
6) In an effort to make his point, he asked if Pornthip has any experience jumping off a building.
Many of us would be tempted to ask if Abdul Razak was drunk, trying to be funny or plainly unqualified, arrogant and silly.
Pornthip calmly said: "I am here to defend the rights of the dead. Not for the Selangor government or anyone."
This is a statement many local politicians, prosecutors, law enforcement officers and those holding high public positions should ponder and take heart - your duty is to protect and defend the rights of the people.
Abdul Razak should stop embarrassing the nation and his profession by focusing on the factual and scientific evidence on the case. His duty is not to defend/protect the MACC from any wrong doing.