PETALING JAYA: The World Council of Churches (WCC) is appealing to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to intensify investigations into the abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh (pic).
"I therefore respectfully ask you to order an intensification of the investigation into the abduction of Pastor Koh to ascertain his whereabouts, and ensure his immediate release and return to his family," WCC general-secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said in a statement on Thursday.
Tveit said he was deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of Koh who was abducted from his car on Jalan SS4B/10, Petaling Jaya on Feb 13.
In his open letter to Najib, he highlighted the fact that freedom of religion was enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution and that the majority of people lived in peace and harmony in this multicultural and multireligious country.
However, he said, the "disturbing incident" had caused "deep anxiety and concern for the life and wellbeing" of Koh, and has promoted "fear and mistrust among the religious minorities".
The WCC is a global fellowship of over 348 member churches in more than 110 countries and territories throughout the world.
It represents over 560 million people of the Christian faith.
On Thursday, a 32-year-old man was arrested in Ampang over Koh's abduction.
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