Authorities ordered to pay millions in Koh Case

Nicola Laver  |  World
Date posted:  18 Nov 2025
Share Add       
Authorities ordered to pay millions in Koh Case

Raymond Koh

Malaysia's government and police have been ordered to pay millions in compensation to the family of a pastor who was abducted more than eight years ago.

Raymond Koh, then aged 62, was abducted in broad daylight on the morning of 13 February 2017 while driving his car in a suburb outside Kuala Lumpur. He has not been seen since. CCTV footage from the time appears to show more than eight masked men in black surrounding the car.

In 2020, his wife Susanna sued the government and several senior police officers for negligence in their police investigation. On 5 November 2025, the Malaysian High Court ruled that the government and the police were liable for Raymond’s abduction; and that at least one police officer was involved.

Share
< Previous article| World| Next article >
Read more articles on:   Malaysia  /  persecuted church
Read more articles by Nicola Laver >>
World
Malta: Case shows many challenges

Malta: Case shows many challenges

A court in Valletta acquitted Matthew Grech, 36, who was a practising homosexual before becoming a Christian, more than three …

People
Jo Frost

Jo Frost

Jo Frost is joining OCCA (the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics) as its new Executive Director.For the last eight …

Subscribe

Enjoy our monthly paper and full online access for just £40/year

Find out more

Give a subscription

Our monthly newspaper is the perfect gift for those who love to think deeply

Give here