KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki has been urged to explain claims that Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh’s presence in Malaysia was under instructions from the agency.
Pamela’s lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said Azam appeared to have chosen silence over accountability regarding the agency’s procedures in handling Pamela’s disappearance – at the expense of public trust.
“Let the facts speak for themselves. It has now been 36 days since Pamela was abducted en route to the MACC. For months, she was subjected to continuous interrogation.
“She was barred from returning to her children in Singapore. Her presence in Malaysia was not voluntary, but on the MACC’s orders,” Sangeet said in a statement today.
She criticised the MACC’s apparent indifference in handing the matter over to the police without further explanation, calling it unacceptable and symptomatic of a wider culture of evasion.
“No sense of responsibility. No answers. Is the MACC immune to accountability?
“To whom is the MACC truly accountable – the prime minister, the executive, the public? At this point, it appears the commission answers to no one, even when facing the prospect of a national scandal,” she said.
Earlier, the MACC confirmed that both Pamela and her husband, Datuk Seri Hah Tiing Siu, were under investigation for corruption and money laundering. The probe began in May last year under the MACC Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).
Tiing Siu was called in for questioning after an investigation paper was opened on 28 May 2024. Pamela was also summoned but allegedly failed to cooperate.
On 5 May, police confirmed they were conducting a full investigation into Pamela’s disappearance, including claims that she was abducted by individuals impersonating police officers while en route to MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the force was aware of the allegations and is reviewing CCTV footage from the scene as part of ongoing inquiries. – May 15, 2025