After Altantuya, Malaysia mustn’t play down ‘enforced disappearance’ claims
Norhayati Mohd Arifin and Susanna Liew attend the announcement of Suhakam’s public inquiry findings into the disappearances of pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat in Kuala Lumpur April 3, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
They said they acted on orders — whose specifically is not yet proven — but their audacity and methods give credence to their claim. The start of Najib’s trial overshadowed the matter then, but Malaysia must not let “enforced disappearance” quickly fade from its attention, not when no one remains directly implicated in the five abductions and no information is available on whether any of the taken are still alive.
With no ransom ever demanded for and no verified communication ever made by the victims of the enforced disappearance, Liew’s question is extremely valid. Consequently, this meant the person heading the unit suspected of involvement in the enforced disappearance is also the same responsible for investigating those abductions. In the two years, no concrete information ever emerged.
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