KUALA LUMPUR: The family of Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh is questioning why she was summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on April 9, a day earlier than scheduled.
Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, representing the family, noted that April 9 is also the day Pamela disappeared.
"Why was she asked to come in one day earlier? Did the MACC inform the police, in full and without delay, about the nature of its investigations,” said Sangeet.
"Who were they investigating? Who might have had a motive to silence Pamela or prevent her from speaking further?
"If the MACC had reasons to believe she possessed sensitive or incriminating information, did they alert the police about ‘interested parties’," she added on Wednesday (May 21).
The MACC and its chief commissioner remain silent, she added.
"Unless the MACC accounts for its actions, further legal action will be necessary to compel answers," she said.
It was previously reported that the High Court granted leave for Pamela to challenge her earlier arrest and travel ban by the MACC and the Immigration Department.
Justice Amarjeet Singh allowed Ling's application for leave to initiate a judicial review after hearing submissions in his chambers on May 19.
The judge found triable issues in the application.
Senior Federal Counsel Mohd Faisal Md Noor did not object to the application.
Pamela's lawyer Surendra Ananth told The Star that case management is set for June 3.
Pamela filed the leave application for judicial review on April 7, two days before her disappearance.
On April 9, she was reported missing while on her way to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya in an e-hailing vehicle.
A police report on her disappearance was lodged at 3.02pm the same day.
The MACC had earlier obtained an arrest warrant for Ling on December 2 last year from a Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court after she failed to comply with an order to attend an interview for a money laundering investigation.
