KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Police have arrested Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh’s husband to assist in investigations over her disappearance but failed to get a remand order for him from the courts.

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the arrest was made on Thursday morning. A remand order applied in Putrajaya was rejected by the court, he said without disclosing the reason.

Rusdi said the police will nevertheless question Ling's husband. “The case is currently ongoing and we will question him to aid in investigations,” he said.

The disappearance of the 42-year-old businesswoman has captured the attention of the public, following the abduction in broad daylight, while she was en route to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya.

Surveillance footage showed that Ling’s abduction was organised by a group of at least eight individuals — some seen wearing police-style vests — who intercepted her e-hailing ride using five vehicles with false registration plates.

Ling, who is a key witness in a corruption and money laundering probe, had filed a judicial review against the MACC two days before her disappearance. She is also embroiled in a high-stakes, acrimonious divorce and asset dispute with her husband, a prominent businessman.

The affidavit filed by Ling in the judicial review claimed that she was afraid for her safety in Malaysia, and described her husband as “a person of influence”.

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