Suhakam’s 2019 report of the alleged enforced disappearance of activist Amri Che Mat did not state that police investigation into the matter had been lax or ineffective, claimed the police.

The police made this claim in their Statement of Defence against a lawsuit over Amri’s disappearance on Nov 24, 2016. The Statement of Defence was filed on June 15 this year.

They were disputing the claim in the lawsuit that the police investigation into the matter was done in a lax manner or ineffectively. They also disputed Suhakam’s finding that Amri was the victim of enforced disappearance...