When the inquiry started and Sergeant Shamzaini Mohd Daud said he found out about Perlis Hope when he wanted to inquire about a shop located next to Amri’s house which was being rented by one Parid Audio Shop.

He said that when he called the shop he was told that if he was interested in renting the shop, to look up Perlis Hope for its number as the NGO owned the shop.

“When I called Parid, he told me to look up the owner, which is Perlis Hope,” he said.

The Suhakam observer then pulled out the call logs between Parid and Perlis Hope spokesman Mohd Aizat Zahid, which showed that Shamzaini had in fact given Aizat a missed call at 8.43am and had only spoken to Parid at 9.18am.

At one point, Suhakam commissioner Mah Weng Kwai warned Shamzaini against giving false statements.

“Let me remind you, sergeant, that you are under oath,” he said.

Shamzaini then said when he visited Parid Audio Shop two years ago, he had seen the name Perlis Hope written on the door of the NGO’s office.

He added that when he said he did not know of Perlis Hope, what he really meant was he did not know any details about Perlis Hope.

On May 15, Amri’s wife Norhayati Ariffin claimed Shamzaini had on the night of May 12 informed her of police involvement in her husband’s disappearance.

However, Shamzaini lodged a police report denying the claim.

When asked why he waited two days before filing the report, he said he had wanted to “clear his mind”.

“I did not want to file the report under pressure,” he added.

When asked whether he was being pressured, Shamzaini said he meant that his image had been tarnished and he had no peace of mind.