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Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) … any difference in the delivery of justice for multiracial Malaysians?
UG in ‘damage control’ mode over Indira Gandhi and missing Pastor Koh, Amri’s cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10, 2025: Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has embarked on a public-relations “exercise” to calm the public shame and displeasure of two high profile criminal cases that has remained unresolved for more than 15 and 10 years.
The two cases that are now given “damage control” treatment by Saifuddin and UG are:
> THAT of Indira Gandhi’s ex-husband whom police have “refused” to trace and locate for more than 15 years despite a court order for “abducting” his son in a religious custodial case; and
> THAT of missing Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat who were abducted by police.
Saifuddin resorted to saying the police would take action on the two cases, pleasing statement to, perhaps, save the lushes of the o-called Madani Unity Government (UG).
Under the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN), the racist Umno refused to act to deliver justice and the UG is now looking the same.
Multiracial Malaysians will now wait to see whether justice will be delivered under the PKR (People’s Justice Party) and UG:
Police to trace Indira Gandhi’s ex-husband, says Saifuddin
Riduan Abdullah has been the subject of an arrest warrant for more than 15 years after he fled the country with his daughter, Prasana Diksa, in 2009.
M Indira Gandhi had sued former IGP Abdul Hamid Bador and the government for failing to arrest her former husband, Riduan Abdullah, and return her daughter. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Police will take action to trace the whereabouts of M Indira Gandhi’s former husband, Riduan Abdullah, says home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Saifuddin said he has yet to receive detailed information on the matter, but has instructed the police to prepare a report and respond to public concerns.
“This is a legacy issue. I will request the police to prepare the necessary information to address the matter,” he told a press conference in Putrajaya today, Sinar Harian reported.
On Oct 28, Indira told reporters she was shocked by news reports that Riduan reportedly accessed government aid programmes such as Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) and the BUDI95 initiative for subsidised fuel.
Both schemes are only available to eligible residents in Malaysia.
She said such reports contradicted the authorities’ stance that Riduan was residing in Thailand.
Riduan has been the subject of an arrest warrant for more than 15 years after he fled the country with his daughter, Prasana Diksa, in 2009 when she was just 11 months old. He had converted her to Islam without Indira’s consent.
A landmark Federal Court decision in 2018 declared the unilateral conversion of her three children to Islam by Riduan null and void.
The Federal Court had ordered police to execute a warrant of committal on Riduan for contempt of court over his refusal to return Prasana to Indira, who was given full custody over their three children.
Indira has sued former IGP Abdul Hamid Bador and the government for failing to arrest Riduan and return her daughter. The Court of Appeal reserved its decision on Aug 11.
Prasana would be 17 years old now.
Saifuddin ‘working on’ fresh probe into Koh, Amri’s abduction
Home minister non-committal on timeframe, says he first wants an ‘explanation’ on the special task force's report on the pair’s disappearance.
Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted in 2017 while activist Amri Che Mat disappeared in 2016.
PUTRAJAYA: Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says he is “working on” the High Court’s order for the police to reopen investigations into the disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat.
Saifuddin was non-committal on when the police would reopen their investigations, saying he needed to first obtain a “complete explanation” on the special task force’s reports on the missing duo.
The special task force was formed by the government, while its reports, which were classified, were prepared after separate Suhakam inquiries concluded that Koh and Amri were victims of enforced disappearances by the state.
“Nonetheless, my main focus is the court’s decision which specifically ordered the police to act (by reopening their investigations). That is what I’m working on with the police,” he told reporters here today.
“From now on, it falls under my responsibility to determine the next step, because of the court’s decision ordering the cops to do two things: reopen investigations, and produce Koh (and Amri) and show proof of his existence and whereabouts.”
Saifuddin said understanding the full context of the special task force’s reports was necessary before determining the next course of action.
He again pointed out that the cases occurred before he became the home minister, but maintained that he would not use that as an excuse to delay action.
He acknowledged that failure to comply with the court’s order could result in financial liabilities for the government, which underscored the urgency of carrying it out.
Koh was abducted on Feb 13, 2017 while he was driving along Jalan SS4B/10 in Petaling Jaya. During the trial, the court heard that five masked men in black military outfits had pulled him out of his car.
Amri, the founder of the NGO Perlis Hope, left his home at about 11.30pm on Nov 24, 2016. His car was found at a construction site at the Bukit Cabang Sports School in Perlis early the next morning.
Last week, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the government and the police to pay Koh’s family RM37 million over the state’s involvement in his abduction.
It also ordered the government and the police to pay a sum of more than RM3 million to Amri’s family for their failure to conduct proper investigations into his disappearance.
Several days later, Saifuddin was briefed on the cases by the Attorney-General’s Chambers. He said how the case would be classified and investigated would be decided after he was briefed.
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