KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The wives of abducted pastor Raymond Koh and Perlis activist Amri Che Mat demanded to know today if both men were still alive after the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) ruled they were victims of enforced disappearance.

Koh’s wife, Susanna Liew, said their families deserve closure.

"We don’t know, are we widows?

"We hope that our husbands will be returned to us. If not, we want to know what has happened to them. We need closure,” Liew, along with Amri’s wife Norhayati Mohd Ariffin, told a press conference, here today.

Suhakam announced earlier its conclusion that both Koh and Amri were victims of enforced disappearance, with direct and circumstantial evidence of the Bukit Aman Special Branch unit’s involvement.

Norhayati, who was in tears, said she was angry to have found out that the police were involved in the abduction of her husband and had questioned what the next step would be.

"Even though we now know that Suhakam has named Bukit Aman to have been involved, but will Amri be returned back to us?

"What is our status now? As for me, my children are still young, what is their status? Are they orphans,” said Norhayati, who has four children with Amri, as well as four adopted children.

Meanwhile, Liew said they will allow some time for the federal government and authorities to take necessary action before resorting to a legal suit.

"We will give a period of six months for the Attorney General and authorities to take action.

"If nothing is done then we don't have any choice. This forces us to take a civil suit against the special branch, individuals, the authorities or the government,” she said.

When asked why the government was given six months, Liew said she understands the current state of affairs of the federal administration.

"There is a lot on their plate and it is reasonable to give them three to six months… I haven't discussed with the lawyers,” she said.

Koh, 62, was abducted on February 13, 2017, in broad daylight by about 15 masked men in seven vehicles in what church groups and family members said seemed like a well-orchestrated "para-military” operation.

Amri — a Muslim forex trader from Perlis who founded the social welfare organisation named Perlis Hope — was abducted near his home on November 24, 2016.

That same month, two others, Pastor Joshua Hilmi and his wife Ruth Hilmi, also disappeared.