KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): More than six weeks after Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh went missing, her family says the police have not given them any updates. Their lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, questioned whether the police are taking the investigation seriously, stating that despite inquiries, the police still have no leads on her disappearance or abduction.
“After purportedly taking statements from 47 people, the police have no leads. Either they are completely incompetent or have simply chosen not to genuinely investigate this case.
“The family has over the past six weeks provided information beyond what was requested and yet there has been no feedback on investigations into the information provided,” she said in a statement on Monday.
Since the police haven’t updated the family, Sangeet said they are now publicly asking if the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers have been properly questioned.
“Have the police determined the nature of information that Pamela was providing to [the] MACC and who were interested parties? Have statements been taken from them?,” the lawyer asked further.
She said the family was told a few weeks ago that one of the cars seen on the CCTV was found abandoned near the Thai border.
“Weeks later no updates have been provided regarding forensic testing into the items found in the car. Given the obvious possibility that she was taken across the border, the family was last informed [a few weeks ago] that Interpol had not yet been alerted — What is the police waiting for?
“Has the police complied with its own standard operating procedures (SOPs) in cases of missing persons? And if the PDRM does not possess the knowledge or skill to conduct proper investigations, has it enlisted expert assistance?,” she asked further.
Sangeet said it’s becoming clear the police are not taking Pamela’s disappearance seriously or truly investigating it.
She also questioned if some cases are being ignored while others get attention, calling it a denial of basic rights.
“Equal protection under the law is not optional. While the authorities wait for yet another suspicious disappearance in this country to go cold and be forgotten, the Malaysian public must widely question and condemn such blatant and selective inaction by the authorities,” Sangeet said.
Pamela was reported missing on April 9 while on her way to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya in a Grab car. She was allegedly abducted when several vehicles stopped them at a junction nearby. KL police chief Datuk Rusdi Mat Isa said they had questioned 47 witnesses but still had no leads.