Malaysian police investigate video allegedly showing abduction of missing pastor

Malaysian police are investigating the authenticity of a video that allegedly shows the abduction of missing pastor Raymond Koh Keng Joo.

The 62-year-old pastor was kidnapped on Feb. 13 while he was on his way to a friend's house in Kelana Jaya, according to Straits Times.

The purported CCTV footage of the abduction suggested that the abduction took place in under a minute. The subtitles in the video state that seven vehicles and at least 15 men were involved in the "well-planned and professionally executed operation."

SAC Fadzil Ahmat, the head of the Selangor police's special task force probing Koh's abduction, said that the police will be conducting an investigation to identify those who were involved in making and circulating the video, Malay Mail Online reported.

Jonathan Koh, the pastor's son, said the family was not familiar with the video that is now circulating online.

"No, we are not familiar with the CCTV video footage that is making its rounds in social media or internet. It could be a combination of CCTV footage variously procured. We do not know who produced this," said Jonathan.

The footage shows three black SUVs overtake and surround a silver car that is believed to be driven by Koh. At least eight men emerged from the SUVs, and another man came out of a car to record the operation, according to the video subtitles.

The video also noted that the two cars and two motorcycles following the SUVs were tasked with command, control and traffic diversion.

When a Perodua Myvi tried to overtake the last vehicle, it was stopped by someone from the first car and was told to back off by another man from the second car. The Myvi was seen reversing about 50 feet or more, as a man in a motorcycle followed it before it went in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile, the police are investigating the link between Koh's disappearance and a threat he received in 2011.

Koh attracted controversy that year when he organized a thanksgiving and fundraising dinner in 2011. The Selangor Islamic Department (Jais) raided the event under the premise that it was being used to proselytize to Muslims, which is illegal in Malaysia. The allegations turned out to be false, but Koh received a threat in the form of a bullet mailed to his home soon after the raid.

The pastor's family has offered a reward of RM100,000 (US$22,500) to anyone who can provide information on his whereabouts. Jonathan has stated his suspicion that his father had been murdered. He has filed a second missing person report on Feb. 27 and has urged the police to treat the matter more seriously.