Suhakam's shocking conclusion: Police behind disappearance of Koh and Amri
- 5 years ago
A Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) public inquiry has concluded that Amri Che Mat and Raymond Koh, who vanished in 2016 and 2017 respectively, were victims of enforced disappearance.
The three-member panel also unanimously concluded that the perpetrators were members of the Special Branch from police headquarters Bukit Aman.
"The panel is of the considered view that the enforced disappearance of Amri Che Mat was carried out by agents of the state, namely, the Special Branch, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, within the definition of the first limb of Article 2 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)," Suhakam commissioner Mah Weng Kwai read from the inquiry report on Wednesday.
Mah later read a similar conclusion for Koh.
The three-member panel also unanimously concluded that the perpetrators were members of the Special Branch from police headquarters Bukit Aman.
"The panel is of the considered view that the enforced disappearance of Amri Che Mat was carried out by agents of the state, namely, the Special Branch, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, within the definition of the first limb of Article 2 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)," Suhakam commissioner Mah Weng Kwai read from the inquiry report on Wednesday.
Mah later read a similar conclusion for Koh.