A THOUSAND days since Raymond Koh went missing, his family are demanding that police give an update on the status of their probe.

“What have police to show for their investigations? Nothing. No updates, no new leads,” said Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, at a remembrance dinner for the pastor at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur tonight.

“Four people are still missing. What are they doing about it?” she said, referring to three others who have also disappeared seemingly without a trace.

She said the dinner is to remind Malaysians of the disturbing circumstances surrounding her husband’s disappearance.

The family said they have not given up hope since Koh was abducted in 2017, and will continue to press the government for answers and justice.

Liew has toured several cities, giving talks on the “enforced disappearance” of Koh by police.

On the special task force set up earlier this year to investigate Koh and Perlis activist Amri Che Mat’s cases, she said: “We were expecting some updates after the task force was formed, but sadly, we didn’t get any feedback.

“The task force is expected to conclude its investigations next month. We hope to see the report then.”

She reminded Malaysians not to allow “evil people” to take away their peace, strength and hope.

Perlis PKR chairman Faisol Abdul Rahman spoke on behalf of Amri’s wife, Norhayati Ariffin.

“We still have many questions. Last week, I visited Amri’s mother, and she asked if he is alive or dead.

“I told her that we don’t know. We will never give up searching for him, and we will ensure this does not happen again.”

The Koh family’s lawyer, Gurdial Singh, said the country’s law and order has taken a hit.

“This is a stark reminder of how we have spiralled down into a terrible abyss.”

To have a crime not solved after 1,000 days is a great blow to any functioning democracy, he said.

“The government must get to the bottom of this… (and) restore Koh and Amri to their friends and family.”

Subang MP Wong Chen urged the families to push MPs to bring up the issue in Parliament.

“They should ask parliamentarians to bring this matter up again.”

Koh was abducted by masked men in Jalan SS4B/10, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, on February 13, 2017. Amri disappeared on November 24, 2016 after leaving his home in Kangar.

A public inquiry conducted by the Malaysian Human Rights Commission concluded that the duo were abducted by Special Branch from the federal police headquarters.

The Home Ministry then set up a special task force to investigate Koh and Amri’s disappearance. It was given six months, beginning June, to do the job and report its findings. – November 16, 2019.