KUALA LUMPUR — Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low is believed to be residing in China as he had allegedly moved unfettered within the country recently, a report citing sources has said.
Local daily Sin Chew Daily said sources had revealed that Low — who is wanted for his alleged role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal — had recently travelled between Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing and Hainan in China.
The paper said its source had highlighted that the Malaysian police is still working with China’s public security bureau to trace Low, but noted that China does not have his specific location.
Sin Chew Daily noted that reports have shown Low to possess a resident card for Hong Kong and to own luxury residence in the city, while his company in Hong Kong is also in operations.
The paper further said it was believed that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would ask for China’s assistance to locate Low when the prime minister attends the second summit on China’s Belt and Road initiative in Beijing at the end of this month.
Malaysia had on June 15 last year cancelled Low’s Malaysian passport, while the island nation of St Kitts and Nevis was also reported to have deactivated his passport in the same month.
Last November, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the Chinese ambassador to Malaysia has assured that China’s records did not show Low as having entered the country using his Malaysian passport.
Lim said China has been cooperating with Malaysia to search for the elusive Low. -MALAY MAIL
Jho Low gallivanting about in China, says Sin Chew
KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, the alleged mastermind of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), is believed to be residing in China, and has apparently travelled recently to Hainan, Hong Kong and Beijing, reports Sin Chew Daily.
Quoting sources, the Chinese daily said Low, better known as Jho Low, had also been to Macao, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The daily reported on its front page that the Royal Malaysia Police has been working closely with China’s Public Security Bureau to locate Low, but surprisingly, China had yet to locate him.
As the high-profile trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in SRC International begins, the daily said Malaysian police would like to arrest him as soon as possible.
There is an Interpol red alert on Low and the Immigration Department has cancelled his Malaysian passport.
Besides Malaysia, Low is said to be wanted by Singapore and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Low is believed to possess a resident card in Hong Kong and owns a luxury residence there. His company in Central, Hong Kong is operating as usual.
According to the daily, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s visit to China could help to locate Low.
It is believed that Dr Mahathir will ask for China’s assistance in locating Low when he attends the Belt and Road Summit in Beijing, which will be held on April 26 and April 27. – THE STAR
MALAY MAIL / THE STAR
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