MACC not being probed over Pamela Ling’s disappearance, says Saifuddin

PETALING JAYA: Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says the police probe into the disappearance of Sarawakian businesswoman Pamela Ling is focused on verifying facts and criminal elements.

In a written parliamentary reply, Saifuddin said the investigation paper was submitted to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) for review on April 24. He said the police had yet to receive further instructions.

Saifuddin was responding to a question from Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) about the status of the investigation, and whether Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers had also been probed as Ling was allegedly abducted while on her way to the agency’s headquarters.

“… the case is still classified as an active investigation,” said Saifuddin.

“Regarding whether MACC has also been investigated, the ministry wishes to stress that the police’s main focus at this stage is to establish the facts and criminal elements (surrounding Ling’s disappearance) based on verified evidence and statements.

“Since the investigation papers are still being reviewed by the DPP, any further action or expansion of the investigation’s scope into any entity will only be decided if new evidence emerges, or there are further instructions from the DPP,” he said.

Ling, 42, was reported missing on April 9 last year while on her way to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to give a statement as a witness in an investigation.

MACC launched an investigation into Ling and her husband, Sarawakian businessman Thomas Hah, in May 2024 for alleged corruption and money laundering.

In May last year, the court granted Ling leave to pursue a judicial review of an arrest warrant granted to MACC by the magistrates’ court after she allegedly failed to comply with a summons issued by the anti-graft agency to have her statement recorded.

In August, Bukit Aman said it had no leads on Ling’s whereabouts and needed more time for further investigations, having already recorded statements from 48 people over her disappearance.