Amri Che Mat is a
Malaysian social activist
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from
Perlis
Perlis (Kedah Malay language, Kedah Malay (Perlis dialect): ''Peghelih'') is a Negeri, state of Malaysia in the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. The state borders the Thai ...
state (Perlis Hope),
Malaysia
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, who was abducted on 24 November 2016. He was one of a number of social activists who have gone missing during the same time period, including pastors
Raymond Koh and Joshua Hilmy, the latter of whom disappeared along with his wife, Ruth.
Background
The then
Former Leader of the Opposition and Former
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
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,
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail ( Jawi: وان عزيزة بنت وان إسماعيل; born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia as the wife of Anwar Ibrahim, Member of Parliamen ...
, compared Amri's abduction to that of Raymond. Wan Azizah has asked police to explain why Amri's wife and children have been kept in the dark about his disappearance.
Following the
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
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's (SUHAKAM) announcement that its findings concluded that the
Malaysian Special Branch (SB) was responsible for the disappearances of Amri and Raymond, and still missing ,
Inspector-General of Police
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(IGP)
Abdul Hamid Bador rapped SUHAKAM for causing negative impact towards the
Royal Malaysian Police
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(PDRM).
Abdul Hamid added that he was confident that
Inspector-General of Police
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(IGP)
Mohamad Fuzi Harun, then SB Director, would provide an answer to the allegations.
Former
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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Mahathir Mohamad
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announced on the same day that fresh investigations will be conducted once Mohamad Fuzi retires in May 2019.
In 2020, it was said that his disappearance as well as that of
Susanna Lieu's husband's disappearance were the subject of an enquiry by SUHAKAM. Lieu is suing senior members of the Malaysian police and her stand has been recognized by the US Secretary of State.
See also
*
List of kidnappings
The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings.
By date
* List of kidnappings befo ...
*
List of people who disappeared
References
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2010s missing person cases
Enforced disappearances in Malaysia
Kidnapped people
Malaysian activists
Missing Malaysian people
Missing person cases in Malaysia