COMMENT | A fearless lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo seems to hit the nail on the head when she lamented that the disappearance of Pamela Ling has raised serious questions about public safety in Malaysia.

Most probably the authorities or the government would disagree with her and in turn, speak ad nauseam about how safe Malaysia is.

Yes, relatively speaking, one may argue that Malaysia is generally a safe and peaceful country. Ironically, a safe country like Malaysia has not been totally free from the menace of enforced disappearance.

Unfortunately, the scourge of enforced disappearance is here to stay. Hitherto, the disappearances of...