The investigating officer into the death of Teoh Beng Hock told the Coroner's Court that the deceased was under pressure, based on the contents of a note purportedly written shortly before his death.

During examination by Gobind Singh Deo, who is representing the deceased's family, Asst Supt Ahmad Nazri Zainal agreed to suggestions that the contents of the note showed that Teoh was under pressure.

"Anyone subjected to long hours of interrogation, will definitely feel pressured," he added.

On the delay in presenting the note to the inquest, Gobind asked: "Every day you come to court and just sit there and watch without revealing the matter? Why? Is it because you are afraid? This is a question for all Malaysians".

Defending his decision, Ahmad Nazri denied that he had delayed the process, adding that he had informed the Attorney-General's Chambers in October 2009, three months after Teoh was found dead, about the note.

Asked if the Attorney-General should be blamed for the delay in presenting the document to the inquest, Ahmad Nazri kept silent.

The investigating officer also agreed that the note may dismiss Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's claim that they never put press on Beng Hock.

He also agreed to Gobind's suggestion that it was "unfair" that the note was not presented earlier at the inquest.

Sling bag poser

An irate Gobind then put forward his hypothesis that the note was intentionally withheld because it may be evidence that Teoh was under pressure.

He claimed that there was an attempt to cover up the real cause of Teoh's death and it was only revealed now because three pathologist had confirmed that there was bruises found on the deceased's neck.

Moving on, Ahmad Nazri also agreed to Gobind's suggestion that he failed to investigate the possibility that Teoh's mobile phone and identity card was placed into the deceased's sling bag only after his death.

The inquest was adjourned today and will resume on Oct 22, where another chemist will take the stand.

In a related development, activist Chong Kok Siong has decried the closure of several Facebook pages dedicated to several Malaysian controversies such as Teoh's mysterious death and the sacking of popular radio deejay Jamaluddin Ibrahim.

"These raise the legitimate suspicion that such (actions) were the outcome of some backdoor crackdown on the operations of the new media.

"We wish to remind Facebook foudner and CEO Mark Zuckerberg he has to act responsibly and with accountability to the 500 million users worldwide," said Chong, who is the coordinator for the Malaysians for Beng Hock online campaign.