PM to Jho Low: This gov't does not interfere with judiciary

The Pakatan Harapan government does not interfere with the judiciary, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho.

The prime minister was responding to Low insisting on Tuesday that he would not get a fair trial in Malaysia over his alleged involvement in troubled state fund 1MDB.

"It must be because he knows he is guilty, so when he is guilty, he says the trial is not fair.

"But Malaysian judges are quite fair. We all have to appear in court and we can't keep on dismissing the charges or getting another judge for ourselves.

"We have to accept that the institution of the judiciary is not being interfered with by this government," Mahathir said at a press conference at the Bersatu headquarters in Petaling Jaya today.

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