Husband of missing Malaysian corruption probe witness Pamela Ling arrested
Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, a Sarawakian businessman, and his wife are under investigation as part of a corruption and money laundering inquiry
Malaysian police have arrested the husband of Pamela Ling, the woman who was abducted in broad daylight by people in police uniform last month while on her way to give evidence to the country’s anti-corruption body.
Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, 54, and his wife – both Malaysians – have been under a year-long corruption and money laundering inquiry by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC).
Hah, a prominent Sarawakian businessman, has been involved in a controversial land deal in neighbouring Sabah, according to news reports.
Ling disappeared on April 9, while en route to the MACC headquarters, when two men in police vests and a woman in uniform stopped her while she was in a Grab car and forced her into their vehicle.
She has not been heard from since despite an appeal by Malaysian authorities to Interpol.
Hah was arrested on Thursday morning, according to Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa. He said that the businessman was taken to the Putrajaya court for remand but did not disclose the nature of the arrest.
“We are still investigating the matter further,” Rusdi said.