The lawyer of a woman who was allegedly abducted in April says home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail did not provide any fresh details when addressing the matter in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
Saifuddin told the Dewan Rakyat that four Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officials directly involved in investigating Pamela Ling’s case had been questioned by the police, and that 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.
In a statement, Ling’s lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said Saifuddin provided “no new information” yesterday. She also said Saifuddin’s insistence that investigations were ongoing “rings hollow” as there were no signs that the probe was bearing results.
“There have been zero leads uncovered, and Ling’s family remains completely in the dark regarding any developments,” said Sangeet.
“Statements suggesting that investigations are ongoing are increasingly meaningless when, in reality, no tangible action or results have been shared.”
Sangeet also said that information about the discovery of the car near the Thai border, and the police having recorded statements from 48 people as part of their probe, was provided months ago and was “nothing new”.
“To repeat these same facts now only confirms the absence of any fresh developments,” said Sangeet.
“The lack of transparency, results, or meaningful updates only serves to prolong the family’s suffering and erodes public confidence in the seriousness of the investigation into Ling’s disappearance.”
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 launched 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 stating that Ling was a witness in a money laundering investigation.
Police previously said that five vehicles were involved in the alleged abduction, 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 May, then Kuala Lumpur police chief, Rusdi Isa, said the police had not conducted any operations at the time of the incident, making it highly possible that Ling’s abductors had worn the vests to impersonate policemen.
