POLICE are more interested in alleged proselytising by pastor Raymond Koh instead of trying to locate him, said his wife, Susanna Liew.

She felt that this line of investigation is a waste of time as the family have been asked the same questions previously.

The special task force and the police should instead be focusing on trying to locate Koh, who has been missing for more than two years, she said.

“Why ask all these questions about Koh again? We were questioned previously and our testimony already came out during the Suhakam inquiry.

“Our lawyers also gave them (the police) a summary of everything that happened,” Liew told The Malaysian Insight.

She and her son were questioned at the Kelana Jaya police station on September 20 and the questioning lasted about 30 minutes, focusing on whether Koh had proselytised in northern states previously.

“They asked us about his trip up north where they said he was allegedly proselytising.

“I wasn’t there, so I don’t know about it. I was so surprised. What kind of questions are these?

“It has nothing to do with finding Koh. They should be going after the culprits,” Liew said.

It has been more than eight months since the release of a Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) report that pointed to Special Branch’s involvement in the abduction of Koh and Perlis Hope found Amri Che Mat.

Koh disappeared in February 2017 and Amri in November the previous year.

After the Suhakam report, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced a special task force to look into their disappearance, reporting on any finding in six months.

The task force is led by former high court judge Rahim Uda and includes Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director Zamri Yahya, Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission operations director Muhammad Bukhari Ab Hamid, Attorney-General’s Chambers legal officer (public prosecution) Mohd Sophian Zakaria, Home Ministry police force commission secretary Mohd Russaini Idrus, lawyer Roger Tan and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission inspection and consultancy assistant commissioner Azian Umar.

Liew questioned the role of the special task force and its terms of reference, which are yet to be known.

She said on September 20, Rahim and five other members came for a courtesy visit to her home.

“They asked a few questions, such as if Koh was under surveillance and other issues. We told them what we knew.

“Then when I asked about the term of reference of the task force, Rahim just gave a general answer.

“He said that they are there to seek the truth.”

Liew said she was not pleased with his reply and wanted to know what they are doing to find Koh.

“Muhyiddin said six months. It will be over soon and there are still no updates.

“I’m not very hopeful (about the task force).”

Liew did not attend another round of questioning by the police yesterday as she learnt that there would be no task force members present.

Koh, 62, was abducted by masked men at Jalan SS4B/10, Petaling Jaya, on February 13, 2017.

Amri disappeared on November 24, 2016, after leaving his home in Kangar.

A Suhakam inquiry has concluded that they were victims of enforced disappearance.

Inquiry panel chairman Mah Weng Kwai said based on lengthy deliberations in both cases, it was deduced that persons or groups operating with the support of state agents were involved in the activists’ disappearance.

He said the panel was of the view that the abductions were carried out by agents of the state, namely Special Branch based at the federal police headquarters. – October 11, 2019.