KL cops say MACC witness Pamela Ling believed to be still alive and in Malaysia, abduction involved five cars with cloned plates
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Authorities strongly believed Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) witness Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh, who was abducted last month, is still in the country and alive.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said official immigration records showed that Ling last departed Malaysia for Singapore in January.
'As of now, there is no departure movement based on official channels. We believe she is still in the country based on immigration records.
'I am also confident she is still alive for the time being,' he told reporters during a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Headquarters here.
Rusdi also said closed-circuit television footage (CCTV) obtained by investigators also revealed there were in fact five vehicles involved in Ling's abduction, not three initially.
He also confirmed three of the vehicles involved during the interception were using cloned numbers plates.
'We have spoken to the original vehicle owners and they have confirmed that they were in possession of their vehicles at the time of the incident,' he said.
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