SUHAKAM INQUIRY | There are no immigration records to show that activist Amri Che Mat had crossed into Thailand and come back to Malaysia a day before his disappearance on Nov 25, 2016.

This was revealed by police observer R Munusamy during the cross-examination of Amri's wife, Norhayati Ariffin in the Suhakam inquiry session in Kuala Lumpur today.

He also told the panel headed by Suhakam commissioner Mah Weng Kwai that Immigration records obtained by the police only showed that Amri had exited through the Wang Kelian border on May 11 the same year.

"There were no immigration records that Amri had gone to (and came back from) Thailand on Nov 21, 22, 23 or 24," said Munusamy, who is also the Sentul police chief.

He pointed out this was in contradiction with Norhayati's earlier testimony that Amri (photo) had returned home from Thailand on the morning of Nov 24.

Norhayati had said Amri was in Thailand to meet his "close friend" Din and she later agreed to Munusamy's suggestion that Din's real name was Mohidul Domlux, based on information obtained by the police.

Norhayati said she contacted Mohidul on Nov 25 after Amri was discovered to be missing and was told that the two had recently met.

"They typically would meet in Hatyai... He (Amri) would have forex dealings with Mohidul," said Norhayati when asked about details of the meeting with Mohidul whom she described as a good friend and customer of Amri who had been involved in forex trading for about seven years.

However, when asked whether Amri had other means to cross the border without a passport, Norhayati said she was unsure as his passport was kept at home.

Munusamy, as such, informed the panel that the police would request to call in an immigration officer to testify and verify the information they had obtained so far.

Mah then requested Norhayati to tender Amri's passport to the panel as evidence to verify statements made surrounding his travels to Thailand.

Suhakam is currently investigating whether the disappearances of Amri and two others are “enforced or involuntary”, as defined by the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED).

The two other disappearances being investigated are that of pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth Sitepu.

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