Suspect arrested over abduction of pastor (Updated)

PETALING JAYA: Police have made a breakthrough in their investigation into the abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh Keng Joo with the detention of a a 32-year-old suspect.
The suspect was detained in Ampang, Selangor at 3.30am today after he made a ransom demand to Koh's family in exchange for his release.
Koh was abducted on Feb 13.
Selangor police chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abdul Samah Mat said the suspect has been remanded for four days.
"The suspect had contacted the victim's family a day earlier (Wednesday) and asked for an amount of ransom in exchange for his release.
"The man was remanded at the Petaling Jaya Magistrate Court to facilitate investigations under the Section 365 of the Penal Code for abduction and Section 385 of the same code for extortion," he said in a statement today.
However, Abdul Samah remained mum on whether police have managed to determine the whereabouts of the pastor.
He said investigations into the case was still ongoing, and urged the public not to speculate.
He urged those who had any information on the case to contact the police.
It was reported that footage retrieved from closed-circuit cameras installed at homes along Jalan 4B/10 showed that over 15 masked men in about six cars and two motorcycles were involved.
On Tuesday, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said personal issues are one of three angles police are looking at in the abduction of Koh.
He said another angle police were probing was on extremist elements and that "kidnap for ransom" was the third angle being investigated.
Khalid also told the public and media in no uncertain terms to stop speculating on Koh's abduction.
Koh's situation and whereabouts are currently unknown while his family has put up a RM100,000 reward for any information on the matter.
Koh's wife, Susanna Liew Sow Yoke, has also called on the public to stop speculating over the abduction of her husband.