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Malaysia Grapples With Chilling Case of an Abducted Pastor

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Malaysia Grapples With Chilling Case of an Abducted Pastor

Raymond Koh’s disappearance is worthy of comparisons with Sombath Somphone.

Malaysia Grapples With Chilling Case of an Abducted Pastor
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A Malaysian pastor has disappeared in a case that bares a striking resemblance to Sombath Somphone, the Laos agriculturalist and environmentalist who was last seen being bundled into a police car more than four years ago.

On February 13, a group of masked men abducted Pastor Raymond Koh on a public road in broad daylight when he was driving alone in his Honda Accord to a friend’s house.

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