Police ordered to investigate disappearance of pastor, 3 activists

Noel Achariam Noel Achariam Updated 7 years ago · Published on 30 Jul 2018 8:49PM · 3 Comments

De facto Law Minister Liew Vui Keong says it is unacceptable that missing Pastor Raymond Koh and three activists have yet to be traced. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, July 30, 2018.

PUTRAJAYA has ordered police to look into the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh, and three activists who have been missing since 2016.

The activists are Amri Che Mat, Pastor Joshua Hilmy and Joshua’s wife, Ruth.

De facto Law Minister Liew Vui Keong said the government has instructed police to investigate.

“Instructions have been given to police to look into it. I find it unacceptable that we can’t trace our own people.

“We don’t know what happened to them, whether they are dead or alive.

“We have a responsibility to their family members, to inform them, as the new government,” he said at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia is conducting a public inquiry into the disappearance of the four individuals to ascertain whether they are cases of enforced disappearance.

Asked if investigations papers will be reopened, Liew said he will leave it to police to decide.

“Investigations have to be done, and we will leave it to police. We want to know what happened.”

Koh was abducted in Petaling Jaya on February 13 last year by 15 men in three black SUVs. The abduction, which took place in broad daylight, appeared to have been well coordinated.

Amri went missing on the night of November 24, 2016, in Padang Behor, Perlis, while Hilmy, a pastor of Malay descent, and his wife went missing on November 30 the same year. – July 30, 2018.

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  • Good of this new govt of Hope to order the probe. People have been kept waiting too long..

    Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • First say Pakatoons in other article, saying govt of hope in another. Jesus Christ, have some consistency, man.

      Posted 7 years ago by Alexander Woo · Reply

  • After all the foot dragging and engineered deliberate pseudo investigation by the PDRM, the only way forward is by way of a Royal Commission of Inquiry.

    Posted 7 years ago by The Rover · Reply