KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Mokhtar Mohd Noor has quit the task force probing the disappearance of pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat in the wake of opposition from certain quarters.
The Home Ministry said today that the former chief of the Royal Malaysia Police Legal Unit withdrew from the six-member team to preserve the integrity and transparency of the task force.
“Several NGOs questioned his appointment, saying that he is believed to have been directly involved in the cases pertaining to the disappearance of Koh and Amri.
“Such a claim is not true at all because he is neither a witness nor an investigating officer in the two cases.
“Mokhtar was appointed based on his professionalism and expertise as a former chief of the Royal Malaysia Police Legal Unit and he has extensive knowledge of police legislation that can assist the task force function well,” the ministry said in a statement. – Bernama
