- 'Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda, the former chair of the special task force set up by the Home Ministry identified the Toyota Vios, with registration number PFC 1623, as having been seen in Kangar, Perlis, before Amri’s disappearance on November 24, 2016, and in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, shortly before Koh was abducted on February 13, 2017.
- Notably, the vehicle’s owner, Saiful Bahari Abd Aziz, had worked as a contract employee for the quarters of Bukit Aman’s Special Branch officers from 2006 to 2018, yet authorities have failed to produce him for questioning, noted Abdul Rahim'.
- Abdul Rahim also pointed to other significant connections, including a meeting between former Special Branch assistant director Datuk Awaluddin Jadid and several police officers, along with Perlis mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, prior to Amri’s disappearance.
- Rahim acknowledged that the “scheme of things” suggested possible planning, execution, and subsequent cover-up regarding the disappearances.
OSTB : Jangan gelabah. Mula kita baca berita latest dulu, Malay Mail 23 Okt, 2024
Testifying in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, the former chair of the special task force set up by the Home Ministry Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda emphasised that the untraced owner of a gold-coloured Toyota Vios plays a pivotal role in connecting the two mysterious disappearances of social activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh. — Bernama
By Malay Mail
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024 8:08 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The ongoing legal proceedings surrounding the disappearances of social activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh have revealed critical insights into their cases, as highlighted by Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda, the former chair of the special task force set up by the Home Ministry.
Testifying in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, Abdul Rahim emphasised that the untraced owner of a gold-coloured Toyota Vios plays a pivotal role in connecting the two mysterious disappearances, according to a report published in Malaysiakini today.
Abdul Rahim stated that the elements of both cases, when examined collectively, present a “perplexing” and “uncomfortable” narrative.
He reiterated that the task force’s classified report suggested that rogue police officers may have been involved in the incidents but called for the police and the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to delve deeper into the investigations.
(OSTB : I say kawan, please dont simply blame "rogue police officers". Just like in the Altantuya case, policemen do not go around killing people for no reason. Policemen take orders from above. No motive was established why the two policemen would want to kill Altantuya. Either they were given orders from above or they were paid money or both.
In this case of the disappearance of Amri Che Mat and Pastor Koh, since it is most likely that the Special Branch was involved, it is obvious that they received orders from above. Orders from whom?)
During the hearing of Koh’s family lawsuit against the police and the federal government, Abdul Rahim identified the Toyota Vios, with registration number PFC 1623, as having been seen in Kangar, Perlis, before Amri’s disappearance on November 24, 2016, and in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, shortly before Koh was abducted on February 13, 2017.
Notably, the vehicle’s owner, Saiful Bahari Abd Aziz, had worked as a contract employee for the quarters of Bukit Aman’s Special Branch officers from 2006 to 2018, yet authorities have failed to produce him for questioning, noted Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim also pointed to other significant connections, including a meeting between former Special Branch assistant director Datuk Awaluddin Jadid and several police officers, along with Perlis mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, prior to Amri’s disappearance.
Furthermore, he mentioned the meeting between Special Branch officer Shamzaini Daud and Norhayati Ariffin, Amri’s wife.
In response to questions from Koh’s family counsel, Steven Thiru, Rahim acknowledged that the “scheme of things” suggested possible planning, execution, and subsequent cover-up regarding the disappearances.
“All these things point to very uncomfortable findings which we (the task force) feel the authorities need to look into,” Abdul Rahim stated in court.
While the task force did not uncover direct evidence linking the enforced disappearances of Amri and Koh to government involvement, Abdul Rahim asserted that the circumstantial evidence warrants further investigation.
The trial is set to resume on January 7 next year.
Koh’s family is pursuing legal action to compel the police and government to disclose the whereabouts of the 68-year-old pastor.
In 2019, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) concluded that both Amri and Koh were victims of enforced disappearance, implicating members of the Special Branch from Bukit Aman.
Amri was last seen leaving his home in Kangar, Perlis, while CCTV footage captured Koh’s abduction in broad daylight as he made his way to a friend’s house in Petaling Jaya.
Following Suhakam’s findings, Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, 67, filed a civil suit against the police and the government.
Meanwhile, Amri’s wife, Norhayati, 51, has initiated a separate lawsuit aimed at compelling authorities to reveal her husband’s fate, drawing on the same special task force report related to her husband’s disappearance when he was 43 years old.
My Comments :
Now lets look at the following statement in Court by Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda the former chair of the special task force set up by the Home Ministry :
Abdul Rahim also pointed to other significant connections, including a meeting between former Special Branch assistant director Datuk Awaluddin Jadid and several police officers, along with Perlis mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, prior to Amri’s disappearance.
OSTB : This was the famous meeting at the office of the Mufti of Perlis, between the Special Branch, particularly this fellow Awaluddin Jadid and the Mufti of Perlis which took place in October 2016.
Here is some old news from 2018 :
1. Ex-SB officer unaware of classified report on missing Perlis activist
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/ex-sb-officer-unaware-of-classified-report-on-missing-perlis-activist/ar-BB1o9bn2
'Courtesy call’
Earlier today, Awaludin Jadid told the court that he and several officers under his charge visited Asri at the latter’s office sometime in October 2016.
He said the “courtesy call” was to explain matters relating to security in the state to the Perlis mufti.
“We were concerned about terrorism (matters) because it is the border state with Thailand. If we do not curb ‘extremism’, it will turn into terrorism,” said Awaludin.
Surendra: Have you done any other courtesy calls to muftis from other states?
Awaludin: No.
2. Lawyer grills former Special Branch chief on 'courtesy call' to Perlis Mufti
https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/71823FORMER Special Branch Commissioner Awaluddin Jadid was put in a spot today when he could not explain to the Suhakam inquiry his visit to the Perlis Mufti’s office.
The former special branch officer told the inquiry on Tuesday that his visit was a courtesy call to the mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin.
Amri’s family lawyer Nizam Bashir questioned Awaluddin today about his testimony during the inquiry on Tuesday about the meeting.
“If it was a courtesy call, why was there a Powerpoint slide presentation and folders prepared by your division for the meeting?” he asked.
Nizam then showed a picture of a Powerpoint slide and Amri’s house.
However, despite being asked repeatedly, Awaluddin maintained it was a courtesy call and not a briefing on Amri’s activities in Perlis.
“I was there to talk about Shia activities in the state. During the meeting Amri’s name was mentioned,” he said.
Suhakam is conducting a public inquiry into the disappearance of Amri, Pastor Raymond Koh, Pastor Joshua Hilmy and Joshua’s wife, Ruth, to ascertain if they are cases of enforced disappearance. – July 5, 2018.
OSTB : Before I forget just a few points.
1. This meeting in Perlis took place in October 2016. The next month (Nov 24, 2016) Amri Che Mat disappeared in Perlis.
2. The lawyer Surendran asked Awaluddin Jadid if the Special Branch had made any courtesy calls to any other States (Kedah, Perak and Kelantan) which also have borders with Thailand. The answer by Awaluddin Jadid was no.
Why not? The land border between Malaysia and Thailand is 658 kilometers long of which less than 80 kilometers is with Perlis. Over 570 km of our border with Thailand is with Kedah, Perak and Kelantan and yet Awaluddin Jadid did not pay any 'courtesy visit' to any Pejabat Mufti in these other States to discuss security matters wrt 'extremism' and Thailand.
3. Why did Awaludin Jadid explain matters to the Perlis mufti ? From the time we were fighting the communists, every State in Malaysia used to have a state security committee chaired by the Menteri Besar. The Police would periodically brief the Menteri Besar and the state security committees relating to security matters in the State. So why did Awaludin Jadid brief the Perlis Mufti in matters relating to security in the state ? What is the connection? The Mufti is not a policeman.
4. And why were there NO MORE MEETINGS relating to security in the state between the Special Branch and the Mufti of Perlis other than that one meeting held in October 2016?
Were all those extremism matters in Perlis solved after October 2016? Or after November 2016? After October or November 2016 there were no more extremism matters threatening Perlis? Meeting satu kali saja bulan Oktober semua extremism problems di Perlis solved ke? Amri hilang bulan November.
Conclusion:
The disappearances happened in 2016 (Amri Che Mat) and 2017 (Pastor Koh). Dont forget Pastor Hilmy and his wife Ruth Sitepu who also disappeared in November 2016.
"a
missing person can be declared legally dead after seven years in some
countries, including Malaysia, the US, and the UK. Malaysia - A
person can be presumed dead if they have not been heard from in seven
years by those who would normally have heard from them. This is based on
Section 108 of the Evidence Act of 1950".
- It is already more than SEVEN YEARS since these people disappeared.
- They can and should be pronounced DEAD by a Court of Law.
- Plus the obvious foul play involved this should now be classified as MURDER.
- Their cases should be reclassified as MURDER.
- In this case SERIAL MURDER because at least FOUR PEOPLE disappeared.
- Namely Amri Che Mat, Pastor Koh, Helmy and Ruth Sitepu.
How
exactly were they murdered, who actually killed them, what happened to
their bodies? No matter how many years it takes these cases will not
rest until all these questions are answered.
Now I have some advise to the Policemen, the Unit Tindakan Khas, the Special Branch, the Civil Servants. Listen carefully.
When Bossku was prime minister he ordered the Civil Servants to do his bidding. Of course Bossku went to jail for corruption. The KSN (Ketua Setiausaha Negara) at that time was under a lot of pressure from Bossku to do this and that. The KSN was under so much pressure that he once visited a certain Tun (not Tun Mahathir) asking for advice if he would go to jail for obeying instructions (ikut arahan). Not long after that, the poor guy retired. Then he got sick and died overseas (Inna lillah).
Before 2018 few believed that the Barisan Nasional and UMNO would ever lose political power. They were terribly wrong. Now SIX YEARS later we have changed prime ministers FIVE times. There will be another change in prime minister latest by 2027. Each time there is a new prime minister, he will go and korek the lubang cacing of the corrupted and the crooks who were in power before him. They will be dragged to Court and to jail. We are seeing this happening now. It will happen again.
So to the Policemen,
the Unit Tindakan Khas, the Special Branch, the Civil Servants think
carefully before you decide to obey instructions from the politicians to
do things that will get you in trouble. If you break the law on behalf
of the politicians, you will go to jail, you can be sentenced to death,
you will lose sleep at night. Tak boleh tidur malam. The politicians
dont care about you. The politicians are kaya raya. They have stolen
millions and billions of Ringgit. They and their families will live
happily ever after. It is you who will carry the burden of all the 'ikut
arahan' that they told you to do. Jangan jadi bodoh. The politicians dont care about you.
More than 20 years ago, Hadi Awang said in a speech somewhere that in Malaysia "agama telah dijabatankan". This is a correct observation.
Lebih elok bagi mufti, kadi dsbnya duduk dalam masjid dan surau sahaja. Tak payah dijabatankan pejabat mufti, pejabat kadi dsbnya, dengan peruntukan berjuta Ringgit atau billion Ringgit.
Tukang baca doa elok baca doa, imam sembahyang elok imam sembahyang saja. Kalau awak bagi dia 'jabatan' pula, dengan duit yang banyak lagi, tambah dengan kuasa enforcement, tambah dengan kuasa tangkap orang, dengan kuasa tuduh orang dsbnya kepala dia akan jadi kekok. Dia boleh jadi confused.
Why? Kenapa?
Sebab training dia untuk tahu sembahyang, tahu baca doa, tahu sembahyang jenazah, tahu jadi imam khutbah Jumaat, tahu jadi imam terawih, tahu nikah orang dsbnya. That is their training. Dan memang tidak boleh dinafikan kepakaran mereka dalam hal ini sangat diperlukan oleh masyarakat. That is their job. Jangan lebih dari itu.
Tetapi if you give them more power they can become crazy-kuasa. They are not trained to handle other responsibilities. Contohnya security matters relating to extremism in the State. That is the job of the police, the security experts and the professionals.
Akhir sekali apabila terjadi masalah besar mereka tidak mempunyai kepakaran untuk perbetulkan apa pun.
Kenapa sering berlaku perkara pelik melibatkan puak-puak agama? Macam-macam berlaku contohnya ostard liwat, ostard paksa wanita kahwin cerai, terdapat tarekat dan fahaman sesat, guna agama untuk menipu orang dan pelbagai masalah lagi. Kenapa semua ini berlaku? Sebab puak-puak agama sendiri, yang berkokok bahawa merekalah pakar dalam agama sebenarnya pakar habuk saja. Mereka semua sudah fail. Mereka telah gagal. Puak agama itu mewakili failure atau kegagalan.
Lebai politik sudah gagal dengan begitu teruk dan dangkal sekali. Di negeri dia dia bekalkan air kotor warna hitam kepada orang.
Anak Islam tidak terlepas dadah, jenayah, berzina, buang bayi, ibu tunggal, cerai-berai, bapa tinggalkan bini, ibu tinggalkan anak pada kadar yang melebihi orang bukan Islam.
Jadi di mana pengaruh puak agama untuk bantu umat Islam atasi pelbagai masalah ini? Yilek. Apa sudah jadi kepakaran puak-puak agama? Tidak ada pun. Mereka diberi jawatan, mereka control sekolah, mereka control kebudayaan, control acara sukan, semua dia control. Mereka diberi belanjawan yang besar tetapi orang Islam masih dalam keadaan yang makin teruk. Belum sebut lagi tabiat golongan elit dan kaya yang songlap duit rakyat, rasuah. Mereka pun Islam juga. Puak agama tidak boleh perbetulkan songlap dan rasuah kaum elit pun. Sebaliknya puak agama sering berpaut kepada puak elit untuk tumpang sedikit "rezeki" mereka.
Tukang baca doa elok baca doa, imam sembahyang elok imam sembahyang saja.
