Malaysia: Ensure full accountability for enforced disappearances following High Court ruling
Responding to the Malaysian High Court ruling that the government and police were responsible for the enforced disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Research and Advocacy Officer, Nicole Fong, said:
“This welcome landmark ruling is the first judicial recognition of enforced disappearance at the hands of the Malaysian authorities. The government must now ensure this decision marks the beginning of real accountability, not another cycle of delay and denial through drawn-out appeals.”
“Enforced disappearance is among the gravest crimes under international law. Despite credible evidence of state involvement — including SUHAKAM’s 2019 findings that the Special Branch of the police was responsible for the disappearances — the government has made no meaningful effort to investigate or hold those responsible to account,” said Nicole Fong.
“The government must stop running from the truth and ensure full accountability for the enforced disappearances of both Amri Che Mat and Pastor Koh.”
