THREE families whose loved ones are mysteriously missing or killed are still waiting for justice in 2020, nearly two years after Pakatan Harapan swept into power on a raft of promises, including to restore justice and the rule of law in the land.

The families of Teoh Beng Hock, Raymond Koh and Bill Kayong want PH to uncover the truth of what has happened to the three men and keep its promise to seek justice for them. 

Teoh Lee Lan, sister of Beng Hock, said the family were suffering. 

“Since PH took power we have been waiting for them to do something,” she said.

“I’m sure there is still evidence and there are Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers who were involved in the case who can come forward as eye witnesses,” she said at the public forum,  Waiting for Justice in 2020.

Last year police reopened their probe into the death of Teoh under Section 432, which deals with wrongful confinement.

PH in its election manifesto, had pledged to reopen the investigation into Beng Hock’s death.

On July 16, 2009, the body of Beng Hock, 30, was found on the rooftop of a building next to the Shah Alam MACC office, where he had been interrogated over graft allegations against a Selangor DAP assemblyman.

Lee Lan said the family hoped to get answers for his wife and child before Teoh’s memorial on July 16.

“His son is already 10 years old and starting to ask about his father. We hope to get some answers.”

Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew said the family was depressed about the lack of answers on his disappearance.

“It has been a difficult journey for us. We are still frozen with grief.

“We don’t even know if he is dead or alive. Because there is no funeral, every day has become a funeral for us.”

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

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) inquiry has concluded that he was a victim of enforced disappearance.

The panel was of the view that the abduction was carried out by agents of the state, namely the police Special Branch.

Home Minister Muhiyiddin Yassin has set up a special task force to investigate the disappearance of Koh and another alleged victim of state-sanctioned abduction, Perlis Hope founder Amri Che Mat.

Liew said the family had brought their plight to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad and Muhiyiddin but to no avail.

“The Suhakam report is out. So, why is it so hard to find the culprits?

“Where is their (PH’s) political will?”

Francis Mancha, the brother of Bill Kayong who was murdered in broad daylight, wants PH to reopen his brother’s case.

“(We have lost) our court case but we want PH to reopen Bill’s case because we feel that justice was not served.

“We are still not satisfied and want the mastermind involved to be brought to justice. We will continue our efforts and we want the rule of law to take place.”

Kayong, who was Miri PKR secretary, was shot dead at a traffic intersection near the E-Mart supermarket in the Jalan Kuala Baram bypass on June 21, 2016.

The murder is widely believed to be linked to his role as a native land rights activist.

In June 2017, the Miri High Court freed three of the four accused – businessman Stephen Lee Chee Kiang, Chin Wui Ching and Lie Chang Loon – of the charge of abetting in Bill’s murder.

The fourth accused, Mohamad Fitri Pauzi, the shooter, was found guilty and sentenced to death on August 10, 2018. – January 11, 2020.