Pastor Kidnapping in Malaysia – Wife vows ‘Relentless Action’

Orpington, England (ANS) – The wife of abducted Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh has vowed relentless action to press for his release. UK-based charity Release International reports Susanna Liew has called for international efforts to set him free to be continued – and for prayers for her family, which has been under surveillance.

Kidnapped Pastor Raymond Koh

Release International is extending its petition to release the pastor, who was kidnapped in a military-style operation in February 2017– and hasn’t been seen since.

Meanwhile an inquiry has resumed into a second pastor and his wife who also disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

Broad daylight

Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted in broad daylight in Malaysia by a disciplined snatch squad. A public inquiry has pointed the finger at the authorities.

The pastor’s wife, Susanna Liew, has vowed to take ‘relentless action’ to press for his release. And she is calling for prayer to protect her family and see justice done.

CCTV cameras captured the moment when black SUVs surrounded and boxed in Pastor Koh’s car, forcing it to a halt. Several other vehicles were involved in the kidnapping.

Hooded men ran towards Pastor Koh’s car and shattered his windscreen, before the entire convoy was driven away. Up to 15 men were filmed taking part in the abduction, which was over in 40 seconds.

‘More than three years have passed, yet there has been no word whether Pastor Koh is dead or alive,’ says Release CEO Paul Robinson. ‘Malaysia must secure his release and account for his disappearance, which by any standards is a crime.’

Special Branch

In 2019, Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission accused the country’s Special Branch of kidnapping both Pastor Koh and Shia Muslim social activist Amri Che Mat. Both were suspected of trying to convert Sunni Muslims.

The Human Rights Commission inquiry stated that Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat had been ‘abducted by State agents, namely the Special Branch [of the Royal Malaysia Policehttps://releaseinternational.org/releaseraymond">here.

Susanna Liew was named International Woman of the Year (2020) at the Annual International Women of Courage Awards.

Through its international network of missions, Release International is active in some 25 countries around the world, supporting pastors, Christian prisoners and their families; supplying Christian literature and Bibles, and working for justice.