In a scathing commentary that went beyond his landmark rulings yesterday, High Court judge Su Tiang Joo delivered a harsh critique of state accountability, lamenting the irony of using public funds to compensate for the wrongdoings of government servants. His remarks came as he ordered the government to pay nearly RM37 million to the family of Pastor Raymond Koh for enforced disappearance and over RM3 million to that of activist Amri Che Mat for negligence in a police investigation.
Su ordered compensation of RM10,000 per day from the day Koh went missing until he is found — an amount that currently exceeds RM31 million — to be placed in a trust fund until his fate is ascertained. Koh has been missing for a total of 3,187 days as of November 5.
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