MACC in talks to extradite 1MDB fugitives, including Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in talks with several countries believed to be hideaways of eight fugitives, including Low Taek Jho, who are linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) financial scandal.
Aside from Low, better known as Jho Low, it is understood that SRC International Sdn Bhd’s former chief executive Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo, and former 1MDB executive director Casey Tang are included on an extradition list.
A source told Utusan Malaysia that initial information found that they were previously hiding in Macau, China and Thailand, and their current locations are being determined.
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Jho Low’s ex-aide who revealed his whereabouts dead, says report
PETALING JAYA: A former aide to Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, who had informed Malaysian authorities of the fugitive financier’s whereabouts, has died.
A source at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) confirmed with the Malay Mail that Kee Kok Thiam had died.
“I can just say yes, it’s him. But I can’t confirm anything else,” the source was quoted as saying.
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Jho Low under house arrest in Shanghai, claims author
PETALING JAYA: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, is believed to be under house arrest in Shanghai, according to the co-author of “Billion Dollar Whale”.
Bradley Hope said on Twitter he believed Low was under house arrest in the Chinese city.
“China is holding Jho on a tight leash because of negotiations with Malaysia but also because his patrons in the spy services are arrested and business partners at CCCC (China Communications Construction Company) ousted,” he said.
Hope said Low went from being an intelligence asset to a liability after Najib Razak was voted out of power in the 2018 general election.
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