MACC issues arrest warrants for Jho Low and Nik Faisal, ex Goldman Sachs banker is next


Jho Low: It may be difficult to extradite him from Taiwan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities conducting a probe into troubled state investment fund 1MDB have issued an arrest warrant for financier Low Taek Jho and are preparing warrants for two others, including a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has also issued an arrest warrant for Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, a former official at a 1Malaysia Development Bhd. unit, according to one of the people.

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