Please Stand With My Family Pastor Koh S Wife Pens Letter To Gobind

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In another attempt to seek justice for her family, Pastor Raymond Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, reached out to DAP national chairperson Gobind Singh Deo, asking him to stand with her family.
This comes after the Attorney-General’s Chambers filed an appeal against a High Court verdict that ordered the government to pay RM10,000 per day to Koh’s family, starting the day that he was abducted on Feb 13, 2017, until he is found or his whereabouts are identified.
“I turn to you because you are a voice that stands for transparency and human dignity, as your late father was, who we are so beholden to and appreciative of.
“I have read how you speak up not just for cases, but for principles, and I truly believe your voice matters at this moment,” Liew said in a letter addressed to the digital minister on Dec 1.
ADSIn the court ruling on Nov 5, judge Su Tiang Joo awarded RM4 million in damages, and also awarded the missing pastor RM1 million in aggravated damages for the prolonged delay in his discovery, as well as another RM1 million for unconstitutional acts taken against him by the defendants.
DAP national chairperson Gobind Singh DeoHe also ordered the police to reopen their investigation into the case and report their progress to the attorney-general every two months.
The court further ordered a separate monetary relief for Liew, the second plaintiff in the suit, which is RM2 million in general and aggravated damages for her mental distress, as well as another RM1 million in exemplary damages.
The judge also ruled in favour of activist Amri Che Mat, who was abducted in 2016.
Su awarded Amri’s wife, Norhayati Ariffin, RM3 million in damages, comprising RM2 million in general damages and RM1 million in exemplary damages.
Activist Amri Che Mat“I find there was a lack of effort to keep Amri’s family updated (and) wrongful classification of Amri’s disappearance as it should have been classified as abduction instead of a missing person,” the judge said.
The AGC filed an appeal the next day, with Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar stating he believed the High Court had erred.
No support from Madani govt
Liew further pointed out how the AGC immediately filed an appeal against the verdict, even before the full grounds of both judgments were made available.
She also lamented that the agency did not raise any concern about the seriousness of the verdict, which had linked the police’s involvement.
“We are afraid that the process will move back into delay and uncertainty.
ADS“This Madani government has not come out in support of the judgments and has not even followed the findings and recommendations of their own Special Task Force Report.
“Together with my family, we feel that we are standing at a very fragile moment that could move the nation forward, or return us to the same unanswered questions,” said Liew.
Pastor Raymond KohShe then appealed to Gobind to stand with her family in her quest for justice by issuing public statements and raising the matter in Parliament.
Liew also requested a meeting with Gobind to share information that would better equip the minister to raise the matter among the public, adding she had asked her counsel to make themselves available for it.
“This is a deeply personal and painful matter for my family and me. After so many years, the High Court order gives us hope of closure.
“My family and I humbly ask that you join the voices of those seeking to uphold justice and truth,” she added. - Mkini

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