Agc To Appeal Court Decisions On Pastor Koh Amri Che Mat

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It says it decided to file a notice of appeal with the Court of Appeal after reviewing the High Court's decisions.
Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted in 2017 while activist Amri Che Mat disappeared in 2016.PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) will appeal the High Court’s decisions ordering the government and police to pay the families of missing activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh a total sum of over RM40 million
The AGC said in separate statements today that it decided to file a notice of appeal with the Court of Appeal after reviewing the court’s decisions.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court had ordered the government and police to pay Koh’s family RM37 million over the state’s involvement in his abduction.
Justice Su Tiang Joo held that one or more of the defendants, who are both current and former police officers, had been involved in Koh’s abduction and acted under orders eight years ago.
Su also ordered the government and police to pay a sum of more than RM3 million to Amri’s family for their failure to conduct proper investigations into his disappearance.
Koh was abducted on Feb 13, 2017 while he was driving along Jalan SS4B/10 in Petaling Jaya. During the trial, the court heard that five masked men in black military outfits had pulled Koh out of his car.
Amri, the founder of the NGO Perlis Hope, left his home at about 11.30pm on Nov 24, 2016. His car was found at a construction site at the Bukit Cabang Sports School in Perlis early the next morning. - FMT

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