Lawyer Jerald Gomez told the court Zamri Yahya had in a phone call this morning told him he is willing to give evidence in the case.

“He said he received our subpoena last night and needs time to prepare (for the hearing),” Gomez said, adding that Zamri also said he intends to secure certain documents from the home minister.

Gomez also told the court his firm will serve a subpoena on task force chairman Abd Rahim Uda at Rahim’s law firm later today.

Yesterday, the government informed the court that it was unable to secure Rahim and Zamri’s attendance in court, as Rahim was no longer under the home ministry’s purview and Zamri had retired two years ago.

The lawyers for Koh’s family wanted the duo to be made available for questioning on the contents of the task force’s report.

Rahim and Zamri were among the members of a task force set up by the government to investigate Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s (Suhakam) findings on the disappearances of Koh and activist Amri Che Mat.

Suhakam concluded that Koh and Amri were victims of enforced disappearances carried out by the state, specifically by the Special Branch, in 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Neither the ministry nor the task force have publicly released the report despite repeated calls to do so by various parties, including Suhakam and several other NGOs. The report has been classified as a government secret.

Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, filed a lawsuit in 2020 against the police, the inspector-general of police and several former high-ranking police officers over his disappearance.

She wants the authorities to be held liable for his unlawful abduction and for misfeasance in public office.

The trial before Justice Su Tiang Joo continues tomorrow.