Beng Hock’s sister, Lee Lan, said the apology by MACC chief Azam Baki was merely a public relations exercise, with no genuine accountability or follow-up action.

“They are only apologising because they see us suffering. There is no sincerity in this apology,” Lee Lan said at a press conference here today.

“No action has been taken against the MACC officers who are suspected to be involved. We want justice and the truth. We want to know what really happened at MACC that day.”

She also said her family is not seeking compensation but justice, adding that an earlier proposal by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to offer additional compensation, following the return of the Pakatan Harapan government in 2022, was also turned down.

“What we demand is the truth and justice. The perpetrators must be charged and punished in accordance with the law. We don’t want money,” she said.

Earlier, Azam said MACC offered to give a goodwill contribution to Beng Hock’s family as a “gesture of compassion”.

At the press conference, Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement chairman Ng Yap Hwa said no could put a price tag on someone’s life.

He also sarcastically suggested for Azam to “surrender” the five MACC officers who the association believed were involved in Beng Hock’s death.