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The wife of the Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh, abducted near Kuala Lumpur a year ago Tuesday, February 13, 2017, has issued a statement pleading for his release, as Channel NewsAsia reports.
“My wish is for Raymond to be released so that he can be reunited with his family, especially this Chinese New Year,” Susanna Liew said.
“His mother is ailing and has not seen him for over a year.”
Koh was kidnapped by masked men driving black 4×4 vehicles. They ambushed his car in a military-precision operation that was caught on CCTV.
Koh was bundled out of his car and carried away. His vehicle was also taken and has not been found.
Video footage of the abduction in broad daylight was shared widely and shocked the nation.
Before his abduction, the pastor had been accused of preaching Christianity to Muslims in the northern state of Perlis—proselytizing Muslims is illegal in Malaysia—and had even been sent bullets in the mail.
Following his abduction, his family was incensed when they heard police had been investigating the accusations against him, rather than focusing on pursuing his captors.
Police said later they were looking into the potential links between the accusations against him and his kidnapping. They also said the pastor could have been a victim of human trafficking. Then last month a part-time Uber driver, Lam Chang Nam, was charged with his kidnapping.