SUSANNA Liew, wife of missing pastor Raymond Koh, toured several cities to give talks on “enforced disappearance”, in relation to the abduction of her husband, to keep his memory alive.

The 63-year-old was invited by the US State Department in July to speak in Washington, DC at a forum, ministerial to advance religious freedom, where US Vice-President Mike Pence, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, foreign ministers and delegates were present.

Liew told The Malaysian Insight her speech at the forum was well received and the audience concerned about cases of enforced disappearance and the issue of religious freedom in Malaysia.

After Washington, Liew went to Helsinki and London and in November, she is heading to South Korea, at the invitation of a Christian group there.

In all her speeches, Liew expressed her grief over Koh’s abduction, allegedly by Malaysian police.

“My aim is to keep the issue of Koh’s disappearance alive, to tell the world that he was a victim of ‘enforced disappearance’, so that people will not forget what had happened to him.

“They must know about the crime that was committed, so that others will not have to suffer the pain of losing a loved one,” Liew told The Malaysian Insight.

Yesterday, Home Minister Muhiyiddin Yassin said the special task force to investigate the disappearances of Koh and Perlis Hope founder Amri Che Mat is not done yet.

The task force has been given six months to complete the probe which will end next month, he said, adding that they have yet to receive any report on the missing duo.

Liew reiterated that since the task force was established, she has yet to receive any update on Koh.

After her trip to the US in July, she was invited to speak in Helsinki in September, at an event organised by the Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to defend the human rights of persecuted Christians.

More than 70 local and foreign members attended the event.

In October, a friend invited Liew to speak at the Southall Baptist church in London.

More than a 100 church members and expatriates turned up to listen to Liew’s message.

Her next stop is South Korea in November, after she received an invitation from a Christian organisation to speak there.

“We want to share the message that things like this (abduction) should not happen here. We cannot allow this to continue and we need to speak up about it.”

Liew spoke about the fear of losing a loved one and how devastating it was for the family to not know Koh’s fate.

“I shared my testimony on Koh and the people were very supportive.

“They understand that this is not an extremist Muslim country and so they are concerned when people disappear.”

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 19, 2019.