Senior federal counsel Nurul Farhana Khalid informed the Court of Appeal that a notice of discontinuation was recently filed.

The court, chaired by Justice Supang Lian and also comprising Justices Ismail Brahim and K Muniandy, struck out the appeal and awarded RM15,000 in costs to Koh’s family.

Earlier, Farhana urged the court not to impose costs on the government.

However, lawyer Michelle Wong objected, arguing that substantial work had gone into responding to the appeal. She sought RM15,000 in costs, pointing out that an application to introduce fresh evidence was filed last month.

Last year, the High Court held the government liable for Koh’s disappearance.

Justice Su Tiang Joo found that one or more current and former police officers, named as defendants, had acted under orders in Koh’s abduction nine years ago.

Su ordered the government to pay over RM37 million in damages to the family.

Koh was abducted on Feb 13, 2017 while driving along Jalan SS4B/10 in Petaling Jaya. During the trial, the court heard that five masked men in black military outfits pulled him from his car.