Widow’s letter denounces management, CCAC reiterates suicide thesis

The widow of a Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) worker who allegedly committed suicide one month ago sent a letter to the president of the Legislative Assembly, questioning the authorities’ investigation and its conclusions.
“In the report, the only persons that were investigated were the ones in contact with my deceased husband during the week prior to his death. (…) Why weren’t other persons investigated?” the widow asked, in a letter that Ho Iat Seng shared with lawmakers on request. She added that her husband suffered panic attacks in the days prior to his death, having reportedly told her that he was “under great pressure at work.” The widow said she had spoken with CCAC staff members and was told that the workers are “extremely unsatisfied with the [CCAC] management procedures.”
CCAC issued a statement yesterday in response to media inquiries, reiterating that in accordance with the findings of the criminal police in their preliminary investigation, “the case was considered a suicide.”
In the reply, CCAC states that it conducted its own probe in tandem with the criminal investigation. A task force was set up to conduct an internal investigation to find the circumstances behind the commission worker’s fatal leap off the Dynasty Plaza building.
Commissioner André Cheong delivered the investigation report to the Chief Executive on November 6, and sent another copy to the deceased’s family.
The CCAC acknowledged that it received the widow’s letter through the Office of the Chief Executive last week, and will formally answer all questions about the internal investigation report.