‘Why didn’t he report it to us?’ says home minister after ‘Billion Dollar Whale’ author claims new lead on Jho Low’s whereabouts
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin delivers a speech in Putrajaya July 13, 2022. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Thursday, 01 Sep 2022 1:49 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said any information regarding fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, otherwise known as Jho Low, should be reported to the authorities for further action to be taken.
This came after Billion Dollar Whale authors Tom Wright and Bradley Hope claimed to have new evidence as to Jho Low’s whereabouts yesterday.
“If he knows his whereabouts, why didn’t he report it to us?” he said after an event at the Home Ministry today, in response to reporters who asked whether the government is making any effort to find and extradite Low.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued on Low in 2016. He is wanted in several countries including Malaysia, Singapore and the United States in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial scandal.
Penang-born Low made headlines again yesterday after Wright and Hope, who are credited with uncovering the 1MDB scandal, shared a photo on Twitter that they claimed showed Low in Shanghai Disneyland on Christmas Eve 2019.
They claimed to have received information from “a Malaysian government source” that Low has been hiding in China for the past few years.
Before his retirement, former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador had disclosed in July 2020 that Low was seen in Macau, but officials from the China Embassy here said they had investigated the allegations and found them to be groundless.
Thursday, 01 Sep 2022 1:49 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said any information regarding fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, otherwise known as Jho Low, should be reported to the authorities for further action to be taken.
This came after Billion Dollar Whale authors Tom Wright and Bradley Hope claimed to have new evidence as to Jho Low’s whereabouts yesterday.
“If he knows his whereabouts, why didn’t he report it to us?” he said after an event at the Home Ministry today, in response to reporters who asked whether the government is making any effort to find and extradite Low.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued on Low in 2016. He is wanted in several countries including Malaysia, Singapore and the United States in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial scandal.
Penang-born Low made headlines again yesterday after Wright and Hope, who are credited with uncovering the 1MDB scandal, shared a photo on Twitter that they claimed showed Low in Shanghai Disneyland on Christmas Eve 2019.
They claimed to have received information from “a Malaysian government source” that Low has been hiding in China for the past few years.
Before his retirement, former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador had disclosed in July 2020 that Low was seen in Macau, but officials from the China Embassy here said they had investigated the allegations and found them to be groundless.
Fundental problem, for which there is no real solution.
ReplyDelete- the exact whereabouts of Jho Low is unknown.
- it is strongly suspected that Jho Low is sheltering in Tiongkok.
- Tiongkok already denies that he is there.
- the strong suspicion in (1) remains
- it is strongly suspected that Tiongkok is not an honest player in this matter.
- likely reasons related to Tiongkok Geopolitical interests.
So , what can Malaysia do , when it is already so supine to Tiongkok ?