Woman disappears while aiding MACC in probe: KL police chief

Summary

• Police are investigating the suspected abduction of Pamela Ling, who disappeared on April 9 en route to assist the MACC in a money laundering probe.

• Her e-hailing vehicle was allegedly intercepted by three cars, and she has not been seen since; police are probing the case under Section 365 of the Penal Code.

• Pamela’s family has appealed to the public for information, calling the circumstances of her disappearance highly unusual.

Police today confirmed receiving a report over the disappearance of a woman who was to meet with MACC to assist with a probe.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa said she had disappeared around 3.02pm on April 9, ahead of a meeting at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 365 of the Penal Code, which criminalises kidnapping or abduction. It carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.

“A police report has also been made by the victim’s lawyer in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, regarding the victim’s disappearance.

“The conversations of several witnesses, including MACC officers and the victim’s lawyer, have been recorded to assist in this investigation,” Rusdi said in a statement.

She had previously met with MACC several times to provide the agency with a statement, he added.

However, he did not elaborate on the investigation she was assisting with.

Vehicle intercepted

An earlier statement from the victim’s brother identified the victim as 42-year-old Pamela Ling, the wife of Thomas Hah Tiing Siu.

Hah is a businessperson implicated in “controversy” related to a land deal in Kudat, Sabah.

In a statement, Pamela’s brother Simon said that she was allegedly abducted on her way to the MACC.

“At 1.57pm, Pamela informed her lawyer via WhatsApp that she was en route and expected to arrive by 2.08pm.

“She was travelling in a Grab e-hailing vehicle at the time,” he said.

According to the family’s understanding of what had happened to her, Pamela’s e-hailing ride to Putrajaya was intercepted by three vehicles.

She was then ordered to enter one of the other vehicles, Simon said.

“Pamela has not been seen or heard from since that afternoon. It has now been more than 20 days since her disappearance,” he said.

Her ride started at Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and her mobile phone’s last location was detected around 1.52pm on the Maju Expressway, close to Pusat Bandar Putra Permai, he added.

“We fear for her safety, and time is of the essence. The circumstances surrounding Pamela’s disappearance are highly unusual and demand relentless investigations.

“We also urge members of the public who may have any information, however small it may seem, to come forward and assist in locating Pamela,” he said.

Pamela’s lawyer N Sivananthan told Malaysiakini that she and her husband are being investigated under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

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