Ling's lawyers in case against MACC to await probe update as client remains missing

 

Lawyers representing Pamela Ling in her case against the MACC will monitor the investigation into her disappearance to determine their next move.

Ling was allegedly abducted on April 9 last year when she was on her way to meet MACC investigators.

Following this, Ling’s lawyers had sought to postpone the case indefinitely as they could not take instructions from her.

“Today was fixed for a continued hearing (at the Kuala Lumpur High Court) on the application to stay proceedings indefinitely,” lawyer Surendra Ananth told Malaysiakini.

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“(The application) was filed in August last year and heard once in December.

“The lawyers today suggested the court adjourn the proceedings for another six months to see if there is any update on the investigation.

“If there is no update in six months, then the lawyers will consider the next course of action,” he said.

Lawyer Surendra Ananth

Surendra said judge Azizan Arshad then fixed Dec 7 to continue hearing the application.

Ling’s MACC case

Ling’s judicial review application was filed on April 7 last year, just two days before she disappeared.

In her suit, she alleged that MACC used its powers under the MACC Act and anti-money laundering law to pressure her to resolve a dispute with her estranged husband, rather than for legitimate investigative purposes.

She obtained leave to pursue her case in May of the same year.

MACC, in response, said the legal challenge does not negate or invalidate an ongoing investigation into alleged offences.

Ling, 43, is the wife of Thomas Hah, a businessperson implicated in a “controversy” related to a land deal in Sabah.

Incident on the way to MACC

Last year, a Grab driver ferrying Ling to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya claimed that individuals wearing police uniforms stopped his vehicle, forced Ling to exit, and forced him to mark the ride as “completed”.

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The driver, who wished to be known as Kok, claimed the individuals also took his driving licence and identification card.

MACC headquarters in Putrajaya

Subsequently, then-Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Isa said CCTV recordings showed at least eight individuals involved, including two wearing police vests.

Police then arrested Hah to assist in investigations. However, he was released the next day after police failed to secure a remand order.

In July last year, police said they were having difficulty identifying the suspects because the vehicle used to abduct Ling had a false plate and chassis number. - Mkini