PETALING JAYA: An e-hailing driver has claimed that he was forced to press the “complete trip” button in the mobile app before his passenger Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh, 42, was forcibly removed from the vehicle while he was driving her from Velocity Tower, Cheras, to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya on April 9.
The driver, known as Kok, in his 50s, said the incident occurred around 2pm, when Pamela was taken into another vehicle by several individuals claiming to be police officers.
According to him, during the journey, Pamela didn’t speak much but did make a phone call.
“I couldn’t hear the conversation because she spoke softly. Everything was calm until we neared the MACC building.
“Suddenly, three cars appeared and surrounded my vehicle from the front, back and side,” he said yesterday, Sinar Harian reported.
Kok added that three individuals got out of two of the vehicles.
“There were two men and one woman. One man and the woman were wearing uniforms resembling police attire, and the other man wore a vest labelled “Police”.
“They approached me and said that my passenger was being detained to assist with an investigation based on a police report,” he said.
According to Kok, Pamela initially refused to exit the vehicle, which led to the uniformed woman trying to pull her out by force.
“Then, the two men explained that it was an arrest and that she (Pamela) would be taken to the nearest police station.
“Pamela eventually complied and, before getting out, handed me RM100 in cash for the fare,” he said.
Kok further stated that he was ordered to press the “complete trip” button in the e-hailing app before the group took his identity card, driver’s licence and phone number.
“They left immediately after that. I quickly lodged a police report.
“Because of the incident, I couldn’t work for two weeks while waiting for a new licence to be issued,” he added.
Meanwhile, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine whether the victim was taken by actual police officers or by imposters.
He said police are reviewing closed-circuit television footage from the scene to assist in the investigation.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa also stated that the investigation is ongoing and 12 individuals have so far been called for questioning.
No ransom demands have been received in connection with the woman’s disappearance.
Previously, it was reported that a woman was believed to be missing after failing to appear to give a statement at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
