KANGAR, Nov. 12 -- The wife of missing activist Amri Che Mat has questioned why the Home Ministry waited until now to reopen investigations into his disappearance, despite years of official findings pointing to police negligence.

Norhayati Mohd Ariffin said she was "confused and puzzled" by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution's statement that the ministry would refocus efforts on the cases of Amri and Pastor Raymond Koh.

She said the move came too late, given that a Special Task Force report on both disappearances had already been completed and submitted to the ministry in 2020.

"Why does the minister need to wait until now to reopen investigations?" she asked, saying the report had clearly found that police acted negligently a...