Justice Su Tiang Joo held that one or more of the defendants, who are both current and former police officers, were involved in Koh’s abduction and had acted under orders eight years ago.

He ordered a sum of RM33 million to be entered against the government over the “wrongful acts” committed against Koh.

However, the funds have to be kept in a trust fund and cannot go directly to Liew and her three children.

“The money is to be kept until the pastor’s whereabouts is ascertained,” Su said.

He also ordered a sum of RM4 million in general and aggravated damages to be awarded to Liew.

The judge also awarded RM250,000 in costs.

Koh was abducted on Feb 13, 2017 while he was driving along Jalan SS4B/10 in Petaling Jaya. During the trial, the court heard that five masked men in black military outfits had pulled Koh out of his car.

Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, filed a suit against the police and the government over the state’s involvement in his disappearance and the manner in which the authorities investigated the case.