Jho Low: I'm being made scapegoat for 1MDB failings


PETALING JAYA: Businessman Low Taek Jho says he has been made a scapegoat for the losses suffered by the controversy-laden 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

In his first-ever public response to the allegations hurled at him in recent months, the flashy businessmen fondly known as Jho Low said he was never involved in 1MDB, aside from offering advice to Middle Eastern entities on the strategic investment company.

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