Praise God that the court case into Pastor Raymond Koh’s abduction has concluded, with a final verdict set for 5 November 2025. Thank you for praying!
To mark the case’s conclusion, Pastor Raymond’s wife, Susanna, has written a letter to everyone who’s supported the family in prayer…
“Dear friends, recently a journalist asked me, ‘What are your feelings and thoughts of Pastor Raymond Koh’s case as it comes to an end?’ Reflecting on the past three years, it has been a long but worthwhile journey.
- Our emotions are mixed, sometimes angry and sad over police attitude and work ethics.
- Other times we feel validated and justified when our lawyers argue so competently and convincingly.
- We sensed God is fighting for us. We are more than conquerors through Christ (Romans 8:37).
- People have become more bold in speaking out about injustices.
- We learnt to trust God more – to work things out even when we don’t know the outcome.
- What we do know is that what man meant for evil, God turned it to good (Genesis 50:20).
- Pastor Raymond’s story of sacrifice has spread all over the world. All glory to God!”
Susanna also asks for prayers for the work she is doing with the refugees – that God would continue to use her to help those in need.
Questions raised over investigation in court hearings
In recent months, there were several court hearings which included the inspector Ahmad Marzuki who took over the investigation into Pastor Raymond’s disappearance on 15 February 2019, two years after the incident happened. When asked if he had thoroughly reviewed the case file, he responded repeatedly that he ‘could not remember’ the contents, raising concerns about the diligence of his role. He also confirmed that there was no CCTV footage included in the file he received.
When asked what investigative actions he took besides attempting to locate Saiful Bahari (the prime suspect), Marzuki admitted, “No other investigation was carried out.” His only task was to update the investigation file for court purposes and attempt to locate Saiful Bahari – which strongly indicates that no active investigation was being pursued into Pastor Raymond’s disappearance.
In another court hearing in June, an officer who has been searching for Saiful Bahari Abdul Aziz, a former Special Branch contact worker who is the prime suspect in the case, took to the stand briefly. Saiful Bahari Abdul Aziz is the owner of the golden Toyota Vios seen at the scene by eyewitnesses at the abductions of both Pastor Raymond as well as Amri Che Mat, a social activist who disappeared in 2016. Saiful Bahari’s whereabouts remain unknown till this day.
