PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today that Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh was never a suspect for the agency, as mystery lingers over her disappearance.
“I have never said that she was a suspect (as) I have only mentioned that she is our suspect in (another) case where she failed to comply with an order to attend,” said MACC’s chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, in a press conference.
“In this case, she is a witness to facilitate an investigation. So we never called her for an arrest.’’
The top graft buster was believed to be referring to another case, where she was reportedly issued an arrest warrant on December 2 last year from a Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court after she failed to comply with the order to attend an interview for the purpose of completing a money laundering investigation.
Azam said that MACC has previously summoned Ling several times, and she has cooperated with the agency. “This is a simple, common process that we have been practising all these times," he added.
During the press conference, Azam also said that the anti-graft agency has cooperated with the police and provided them with information needed to assist their probe on Pamela’s disappearance.
However, he stopped short of divulging further details on MACC’s investigations.
“There have been disputes about our (MACC) powers, which have been filed at the court, and I leave it to the court to decide. I decline to make further comments since it would be subjudice,” he added.
Three days ago, the High Court granted leave to Pamela,42, to initiate judicial review proceedings in her effort to nullify a warrant of arrest issued against her.
The woman, who has been reported missing since April 9, was last known to be on her way to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya via an e-hailing service. A missing persons report was lodged at 3.02 pm the same day. She has not been seen since.
According to local media, Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh allowed her application to challenge the warrant of arrest, which was issued by the Johor Bahru Magistrate’s Court on December 2 last year at the MACC’s request. Pamela has been living in Singapore since 2008.
In court, she also sought a declaration that the MACC has no legal authority, either directly or indirectly, to prevent individuals from leaving Malaysia, except through procedures outlined under Section 44 of the MACC Act and Section 44(4) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
She is further seeking a mandamus order to compel the Immigration Department director-general to allow her to return to Singapore.
On May 18, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that investigations into her disappearance remain ongoing, as he confirmed that statements were recorded from her three children, aged between 18 and 20, at the Woodlands Police Headquarters in Singapore on Saturday, along with a family friend.
To date, police have taken statements from 42 individuals. Her husband, who was detained on May 15, was released the next day on police bail after a remand request was denied by the court.
Rusdi added that there is no record of Pamela having left the country, but authorities have not ruled out the possibility that she may have exited via unofficial means. - May 22, 2025
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