KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied allegations made in a viral TikTok video that a senior officer had pressured missing woman Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh to resolve personal divorce matters during an investigation.
In a statement on Friday, the commission said an internal probe confirmed that the officer named in the video had no role in the investigation concerning Ling and had never met her.
The officer has since lodged a police report and filed a complaint with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), describing the video as defamatory and malicious.
"He strongly denies all accusations and has left the matter to the relevant authorities for further investigation into the individual responsible for spreading the false claims," the MACC said.
"The MACC urges the public not to spread unverified or slanderous information, as it can mislead the public and disrupt the ongoing police investigation, which is currently being treated as a missing person case," it added.
The viral video follows recent scrutiny over the MACC’s handling of the investigation involving Ling, along with her husband Datuk Seri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, for alleged corruption and money laundering.
The MACC had previously denied any harassment or misconduct in its investigation into Ling, stating that its actions were legally carried out in accordance with proper procedures.
This came after Ling’s family lawyer claimed that she had filed a judicial review to challenge a travel ban imposed by the MACC, and alleged that the commission was pressuring her to resolve private disputes with her estranged husband.
The commission clarified that the judicial review application does not invalidate its ongoing investigation, and that such legal avenues do not interfere with enforcement procedures under the law.
According to the MACC, its investigation into Ling and Hah began in May 2024. Ling was arrested in Singapore in January 2025 following an arrest warrant issued in December 2024 and a joint operation with Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.
She was remanded for three days and released on MACC bail. Ling reportedly went missing on April 9, the same day she was scheduled to appear at the MACC’s office in response to new developments in the probe. Her lawyer subsequently lodged a police report regarding her disappearance.
The MACC said it had since been cooperating fully with the police, who are now leading the investigation into Ling’s disappearance.
Earlier on Friday, Ling's family lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo criticised the police for suggesting Ling had staged her own abduction, saying the authorities have provided no credible basis for the self-abduction theory. Sangeet slammed the claim as a "smokescreen" to hide alleged delays in the early stages of their investigation into her disappearance.
This was after Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa told a press conference on Thursday that they were not ruling out the possibility that Ling's abduction was staged. Police are investigating the case as possible abduction under Section 365 of the Penal Code.