Khalid said police needed more time for further investigations to be held into Ling’s alleged abduction in April to determine her whereabouts.

“I am still waiting for the results of further investigations into her location. I believe that in this case, we need more time to determine her whereabouts,” he said at a press conference at Bukit Aman here today.

Ling, 42, was reported missing on April 9 while on her way to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s headquarters to give a statement as a witness in an investigation.

MACC had launched an investigation into Ling and her husband, Sarawakian businessman Thomas Hah, in May last year for alleged corruption and money laundering.

Police previously said five vehicles and “around eight suspects” were involved in the alleged abduction. Three of the vehicles had cloned number plates.

Can’t track down Indira’s ex-husband, daughter

In Indira’s case, Khalid said police have been unable to trace her former husband, K Pathmanathan, who converted to Islam and took the name Riduan Abdullah, and their daughter, Prasana Diksa, who is believed to be with her missing ex-husband.

Riduan fled the country with Prasana in 2009 when she was just 11 months old. He had converted her to Islam without Indira’s consent.

A landmark Federal Court decision in 2018 ruled in Indira’s favour, declaring the unilateral conversion of her three children to Islam by Riduan null and void. However, despite the court’s decision, police have yet to locate Prasana.

The Federal Court had ordered police to execute a warrant of committal on Riduan for contempt of court over his refusal to return Prasana to Indira, who was given full custody over their three children.

Indira has sued former IGP Abdul Hamid Bador and the government for failing to arrest Riduan and return her daughter. The Court of Appeal reserved its decision on Aug 11.