PASTOR RAYMOND KOH Public Inquiry into Pastor Raymond Koh’s Disappearance 17. 18. On 19 October 2017, the Panel commenced the hearing of the Public Inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh. The hearings were scheduled on the following dates: 17.1. 19th and 20th of October 2017; 17.2. 2nd, 3rd, 13th to 16th and 21st to 23rd of November 2017. To assist its inves�ga�on, the Panel called eleven (11) witnesses to tes�fy in the course of the hearing. Le�er from the Royal Malaysian Police Dated 15 January 2018 19. In the evening of 15 January 2018, a day before the next hearing date, the Panel received a le�er from the Royal Malaysian Police (“the Police”) which amongst others stated that one Lam Chang Nam was arrested on 12 January 2018 and that he was charged in court for an offence under sec�on 365 of the Penal Code in rela�on to the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh. As such, the Public Inquiry should cease immediately pursuant to Sec�on 12(3) of the Act as the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh became the subject ma�er of criminal proceedings pending in court. 20. Sec�on 12 of the Act reads as follows: “Commission may inquire on own mo�on or on complaint 12 (1) The Commission may, on its own mo�on or on a complaint made to it by an aggrieved person or group of persons or a person ac�ng on behalf of an aggrieved person or a group of persons, inquire into an allega�on of the infringement of human rights of such person or group of persons. (2) The Commission shall not inquire into any complaint rela�ng to any allega�on of the infringement of human rights which— (a) is the subject ma�er of any proceedings pending in any court, including any appeals; or (b) has been finally determined by any court. 8