EGYPTIAN PATHOLOGIST MISSING
Medical expert last seen on CCTV footage at klia2
APATHOLOGIST attached to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has been reported missing after he failed to show up for work on Dec 8.
Dr Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Sakr, an Egyptian, was last seen on a closedcircuit television camera footage at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2), after arriving from the Kuching International Airport on Dec 7.
The 62-year-old was supposed to fly to Cairo from Kuala Lumpur on Dec 23.
Dr Ahmed was engaged as a pathologist on a contractual basis by the Health Ministry. He has been working for SGH since 2009.
Police, however, have dismissed foul play in his disappearance.
State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Dev Kumar said
police, via Bukit Aman, were seeking the assistance of the Egyptian embassy in Kuala Lumpur to locate the man.
“On Dec 7, he departed for KL via an AirAsia flight from Kuching at 6.55pm.
“The aircraft arrived at klia2 at 8.40pm.
“Based on footage from the airport’s CCTV, Dr Ahmed was alone when he arrived at klia2,” Dev said.
“We have sought assistance from the Egyptian embassy to check on the status of the missing person with his family in Cairo.”
“As of now, we have yet to find any element of foul play with regard to his disappearance,” he said.
On Tuesday, a colleague of Dr Ahmed lodged a police report after he failed to show up for work.
Dr Ahmed also could not be located at his rented apartment in Chong Lin Plaza here. Upon the instructions of state Police Commissioner Datuk Amer Awal, Sarawak CID took over the investigations.