Former Uber driver Lam Chang Nam has been acquitted of the kidnapping of Pastor Raymond Koh four years ago.

The accused now only has one charge against him, which is an extortion charge linked to Koh’s disappearance in 2017. The Petaling Jaya Magistrate’s Court will deliver its decision on this on April 30.

Lam’s counsel Aaron Mark Pius told Malaysiakini today that the lower court allowed their application to acquit the accused on Feb 8 during open court...