JHO LOW RUNS OUT OF CARDS: ‘THE BEST WITNESS FOR 1MDB IS HIM’ – DAIM WANTS NAJIB’S CONFIDANT, NOW REPORTEDLY IN TAIWAN, TO HELP IN MEGA PROB

KUALA LUMPUR – Council of Eminent Persons member Tun Daim Zainuddin today said he would like for controverisal Malaysian mogul Low Taek Jho to come back to the country to assist him with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) probe.

The former finance minister said Low, or popularly known as Jho Low, would be the best witness to testify in the 1MDB case that has made global headlines.

“The best witness for that case would be Jho Low. I would like for him to come and assist me.

“If he claims he is innocent, he should come back and help us with the probe,” he told a press conference at Ilham Tower here. – MALAY MAIL

Report: Jho Low likely to be in Taiwan

A Chinese daily has claimed that Penang-born businessperson Jho Low is likely to be currently residing in Taiwan.

According to Nanyang Siang Pau, it had “reliable information” of Low’s whereabouts, but did not specify details.

The report speculated that extraditing Low would be difficult as Malaysia and Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic relations.

Taiwan’s informal embassy in Kuala Lumpur – the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office – declined to comment when approached by the daily.

On Monday, newly minted Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his administration “roughly knows” of Low’s whereabouts.

Low has been sought by Malaysian authorities since 2015 in connection with the 1MDB affair.

He is known for his close ties with Riza Aziz, the stepson of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, who is now under police investigations.

Low has been mentioned extensively in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) court filings on the seizure of 1MDB assets.

He was accused of siphoning and laundering funds from 1MDB – a sovereign wealth fund established by the Najib administration – and spending the money on an extremely long list of luxuries.

This includes the US$250 million megayacht the Equanimity, which was seized by Indonesian authorities in March.

Despite his well-documented penchant for revelling with Hollywood A-listers and philanthropists, Low has disappeared from the public eye ever since Malaysian investigations on 1MDB took off in earnest in 2015.

– Malay Mail  /  MKINI