The disappearance of Malaysian mother-of-three Pamela Ling, who was abducted last month while on her way to assist in a corruption investigation, marks a troubling failure by the state to safeguard women, a rights group has said, as police widen their search to include interviews with her children in Singapore.
Ling was abducted on April 9 from a private-hire car by individuals dressed as police officers while en route to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters.
She was assisting in a corruption investigation involving her estranged husband, Sarawak-based businessman Thomas Hah.
The brazen daylight abduction shocked the public, while police have come under fire for suggesting Ling may have staged her own disappearance to flee the country.
Nazreen Nizam, the executive director of the Women’s Aid Organisation, said while the investigation into Ling’s whereabouts was ongoing, there also needed to be an examination of the lapses by the agencies involved in ensuring her safety.
