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Lawyer flags lack of progress in Pamela Ling case after a year
Sangeet Kaur Deo says her client's family was recently approached for basic information that had already been requested at the earliest stage of the investigation
Pamela Ling was reported missing on April 9 last year while en route to MACC’s headquarters to give a statement as a witness in an investigation. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo has questioned the lack of meaningful progress in investigations into Pamela Ling’s disappearance, nearly a year after she went missing.
Sangeet said that after months of silence from the police, Ling’s family, whom she represents, was recently approached for a sudden request for basic information, including what steps were taken upon discovering that Ling had gone missing.
“These are questions that were already posed at the earliest stage.
“These meaningless questions, now emerging without explanation or purpose, confirm that this investigation indeed lacked direction and seriousness from the outset,” she said in a statement.
Sangeet also said that no clear account had been provided detailing what investigations were carried out or whether the concerns Ling raised prior to her disappearance were examined.
“This case involves serious allegations of abuse of power by public institutions, which this government cannot continue to ignore,” she added.
Sangeet urged the prime minister to speak up about Ling’s disappearance, noting that he had taken strong positions in the cases involving Altantuya Shaariibuu and Teoh Beng Hock.
Ling, 42, was reported missing on April 9 last year while en route to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (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 leave for Ling to pursue a judicial review of an arrest warrant taken against her by MACC, granted by the magistrates’ court after she allegedly failed to comply with a summons issued by the anti-graft body to have her statement recorded.
In August, Bukit Aman said they had no leads on Ling’s whereabouts and needed more time for further investigations, having already recorded statements from 48 people in the case of her disappearance.
Police said five vehicles and “around eight suspects” were involved in Ling’s alleged abduction. Three of the vehicles had cloned number plates.
Sangeet said that after months of silence from the police, Ling’s family, whom she represents, was recently approached for a sudden request for basic information, including what steps were taken upon discovering that Ling had gone missing.
“These are questions that were already posed at the earliest stage.
“These meaningless questions, now emerging without explanation or purpose, confirm that this investigation indeed lacked direction and seriousness from the outset,” she said in a statement.
Sangeet also said that no clear account had been provided detailing what investigations were carried out or whether the concerns Ling raised prior to her disappearance were examined.
“This case involves serious allegations of abuse of power by public institutions, which this government cannot continue to ignore,” she added.
Sangeet urged the prime minister to speak up about Ling’s disappearance, noting that he had taken strong positions in the cases involving Altantuya Shaariibuu and Teoh Beng Hock.
Ling, 42, was reported missing on April 9 last year while en route to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (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 leave for Ling to pursue a judicial review of an arrest warrant taken against her by MACC, granted by the magistrates’ court after she allegedly failed to comply with a summons issued by the anti-graft body to have her statement recorded.
In August, Bukit Aman said they had no leads on Ling’s whereabouts and needed more time for further investigations, having already recorded statements from 48 people in the case of her disappearance.
Police said five vehicles and “around eight suspects” were involved in Ling’s alleged abduction. Three of the vehicles had cloned number plates.
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