Kuala Lampur, April 4 -- Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (Caged) has refused to retract its allegation that Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar had lied during the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) inquiry into the disappearance of a pastor and an activist.

Its spokesman Rama Ramanathan said that the non-governmental organisation was prepared to face a lawsuit after the former Inspector-General of Police demanded that it apologise and retract its statement or be sued.

"I think with respect to him lying to the inquiry, we stand by what we said. I have no reservations about repeating it, and he can sue us if he wants.

"We look forward to being sued by him," Rama told Malay Mail when contacted.

He said that Caged came to the conc...