PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied allegations that went viral in a TikTok video claiming that a senior MACC officer pressured Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh to resolve her divorce issue with her husband while she was being investigated.
It said an internal investigation showed that the officer was not directly involved in investigating the case against Ling and had never met her.
"The officer has lodged a police report and an official complaint with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) regarding the content of the video, which is described as defamatory and malicious.
"He also denied all allegations and referred the matter to the authorities for further investigation against the disseminator of the defamatory content," MACC said in a statement today.
It called on the public not to spread unverified and defamatory information, as it could mislead the public and disrupt the police investigation of the case, which is currently being investigated as a missing person case.
On April 9, Ling, 42, was reported missing while on her way to the MACC office in an e-hailing car, to give a statement regarding an ongoing investigation, and the police received a report regarding her disappearance at 3.02pm on the same day.
Earlier today, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said they are still recording statements from other witnesses, including Ling's son.
As of yesterday, 16 individuals including the victim's husband have had their statements recorded, but the statement of her son, who is in Singapore, has not been recorded.
— Bernama
