Pamela Ling's children, family friend not linked to ‘body found' report, say cops
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said a report about a body found, which spread on social media, is false.
PETALING JAYA : Police have denied the involvement of Pamela Ling's children and a family friend in the alleged discovery of a body at a house here.
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said no report on the discovery of a body had been lodged, as alleged in an article by a news portal.
'Police can confirm that a report which has spread on social media, titled 'Police interview Pamela Ling's children and family friend in death investigation', is false,' he said in a statement today.
Hussein said that sharing false news is an offence under Section 233(1)(A) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
'The use of network facilities for sharing false news is an offence punishable with a fine of up to RM50,000, imprisonment of up to a year, or both, and an additional RM1,000 fine for every day the offence continues after conviction.
'Selangor police advise the public to only refer to official sources of information,' he said.
According to the New Straits Times, a screenshot of the now-deleted article on the social media accounts of the local news portal had reportedly gone viral.
The article reportedly said Ling's body was found in a house in Petaling Jaya on May 13 and police had recorded statements from her three children to assist investigations into her death.
Ling was reported missing on April 9 while on her way to MACC's headquarters in Putrajaya to give a statement related to an ongoing investigation.
MACC opened an investigation into her and her husband, Thomas Hah, in May last year for alleged corruption and money laundering offences.
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