Four Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officials directly involved in investigating Pamela Ling’s case have been questioned by police, said home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Saifuddin also said the vehicle believed to have been used in Ling’s alleged kidnapping was traced to Bukit Kayu Hitam, a town in Kedah near the Thai border.
Ling, 42, was reported missing on April 9 while on her way to MACC’s headquarters to give a statement related to an ongoing investigation.
MACC had opened an investigation into Ling and her husband, Thomas Hah, in May last year for alleged corruption and money laundering offences, with MACC chief Azam Baki previously stating that Ling was a witness in a money laundering investigation.
“We have recorded statements from 48 witnesses to date, including four MACC officers who were directly involved in investigating Ling,” Saifuddin told the Dewan Rakyat today.
“The investigation papers are being finalised before being submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.”
He said the case is being investigated under Section 365 of the Penal Code, pertaining to abduction or wrongful confinement.
Police previously said five vehicles were involved in the incident, three of which had used cloned number plates.
About eight suspects are believed to have been involved in the alleged kidnapping, two of whom were seen in CCTV footage wearing police vests.
In June, Ling’s lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said one of the vehicles seen in CCTV footage of Ling’s alleged abduction was spotted near the Thai border.
Sangeet also said Ling’s family was informed by police that they had been “able to find nothing” when asked about the investigation into her disappearance.
