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KUALA LUMPUR: The public inquiry into the disappearances of Pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth Sitepu reported today that there was no evidence that Joshua had made seditious comments despite a report being filed against him.
Nurul Huda Bustami, the investigating officer in the case and the twelfth witness called for the investigation, said that several members of a group submitted multiple reports in June 2014 that they were dissatisfied with a Facebook post allegedly made by Joshua.
They claimed that Joshua had insulted his religion and his God in the mail, urging authorities to take action against him. Nurul said the Malaysian Multimedia and Communications Commission (MCMC) could not locate the publication.
He also said that he did not contact Joshua despite numerous phone calls and address verifications linked to him.
The Attorney General’s Office then classified the case as no further action (NFA) in November after police were unable to record Joshua’s statement and were unable to obtain new leads.
Joshua was also placed on the police wanted list for a month after they were unable to contact him. Nurul said he had tried to reach a number they had obtained that allegedly belonged to Joshua.
“Someone answered the call. When I asked if it was Hilmi, he said yes, then no. We tried to track the location of the phone but it hung up. When we tried calling again, we didn’t get any response after that. “
He received an instruction in early October to classify Joshua as a wanted person. However, he was removed from the list after the case was classified as NFA.
He also said that checks with the Department of National Registration, the Department of Road Transportation and the MCMC found that Joshua’s name, according to his MyKad, was Hilmi Hanim.
Ruth and Joshua, a Malay Muslim who converted to Christianity, have been missing for more than three years. They were last seen on November 30, 2016.
