THE police today dismissed claims by Pastor Raymond Koh’s wife that they were more interested in investigating alleged proselytising by the missing activist than trying to locate him, reports Malaysiakini.

Federal Criminal Investigation Department D5 (prosecution and legal division) principal assistant director Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the alleged proselytising formed only part of their investigation into locating Koh.

“It’s untrue. As part of the whole investigation, we tackle this case from various angles. We don’t exclusively focus on one aspect alone.

“I hope the family understands this while we continue to investigate this case,” the report quoted Mior as saying.

The Malaysian Insight earlier today reported Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, as saying that the police were more interested in her husband’s alleged proselytising activities.

She said this line of investigation was a waste of time as the family had been asked the same questions previously.

The special task force and the police should instead focus on trying to find 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.

At the Kelana Jaya police station on September 20, Liew and her son were questioned for about 30 minutes on whether Koh had proselytised in northern states.

“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.” 

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

Koh disappeared in February 2017 and Amri in November the previous year. – October 11, 2019.